FOI request: Council Tax Support/Reduction in South Derbyshire from April 2026
Case reference FOI2026/00224
Received 24 February 2026
Published 10 March 2026
Request
1) If you have made any changes for 2026/27 compared to the scheme you operated in 2025/26, please could you identify those changes.
Please indicate if any of the thresholds or the method of calculation of income used in your income-band/income-grid scheme have changed.
(2) Will the transitional element of universal credit be disregarded when assessing income for CTR/CTS purposes? ( Our records indicate that for 2025/26 you effectively disregarded UC transitional element by including the UC transitional element as part of the CTR applicable amount. )
Response
Please see information below:
Other than the usual uprating of benefits and changes to the prescribed scheme which must be followed for pensioners, the only change we have made is to increase the non-dependant deduction for working age applicants to £6.25 per week.
I can also confirm that the transitional element of Universal Credit is disregarded as income when calculating entitlement to council tax reduction.
Our scheme for 2026-2027 has now been published on our website Council Tax Reduction Scheme | South Derbyshire District Council if you require further details.
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