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The Local Council Tax Support Scheme (sometimes known as Council Tax Reduction Scheme) is to help people on a low income to pay their Council Tax. Local Council Tax support schemes were introduced from April 2013 when Council Tax Benefit was abolished and replaced by locally agreed schemes.
Customer who have reached state pension age are protected by the prescribed regulations set out by central government and are therefore not affected by any changes made to the local scheme.
Each year councils need to approve a scheme for the following 12 months. The only change proposed for the 2026-27 scheme is that the premiums and allowances used in the calculation of entitlement are uprated in line with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) new figures as at 1 April 2026.
Uprating of premiums and allowances would ensure that the scheme continues to benefit the most vulnerable and low-income households using nationally recognised rates of DWP income rather than continuing with the 2025 rates.
This survey can be found at www.west-lindsey.gov.uk/LCTSS2025. This survey will close at 9am on Monday 6 October 2025.