Council tax "Single Occupancy discount"

The request was partially successful.

Richard Harrington

Dear Tunbridge Wells Borough Council,

Please could you review the records held by the council and confirm the following for financial years 2015/16 through to 2018/19

The total number of eligible Council tax paying households
The number of households claiming single person discount
The percentage of households claiming single person discount per Ward
The number of identified occurrences where Single Occupancy Discount was incorrectly claimed
The amount recovered from households incorrectly claiming Single Occupancy Discount

Yours faithfully,

Richard Harrington

FOI (TWBC), Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

2 Attachments

Dear Mr Harrington,

 

Acknowledgement

Our Ref: FOI F08636

Thank you for your recent emails dated 22 January 2020 and 24 January 2020
which we are handling in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act
2000. I acknowledge receipt and confirm that we will respond within 20
working days from the date of receipt; by no later than 19 February 2020.

In the meantime, if you have any further queries regarding our Freedom of
Information/ Environmental Information Regulations procedures please
contact the team on 01892 554077 or via e-mail to
[1][Tunbridge Wells Borough Council request email].

Yours sincerely

               

Esther Scarborough

Corporate Governance Assistant

 

T: 01892 554275

E: [2][email address]

Town Hall, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1RS

[3]www.tunbridgewells.gov.uk         

 

[4]cid:image001.png@01D5C64C.36C60960

 

 

This e-mail is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited.

If you have received this e-mail in error please notify Tunbridge Wells Borough Council on telephone +44 (0)1892 526121 or e-mail to [email address].

References

Visible links
1. mailto:[Tunbridge Wells Borough Council request email]
2. mailto:[email address]
3. http://www.tunbridgewells.gov.uk/

FOI (TWBC), Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

3 Attachments

Dear Mr Harrington,

Re: FOI F08636

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request.

Please find below the response to your recent request. The information has
been provided by our Revenues and Benefits Team.

Your request:

Please could you review the records held by the Council and confirm the
following for financial years 2015/16 through to 2018/19

 

The total number of eligible Council Tax paying households

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 2015/2016 | 2016/2017 | 2016/2017 | 2017/2018 | 2018/2019 |
|--------------+-------------+--------------+--------------+-------------|
| 48 004 | 48 479 | 48 832 | 49 080 | 49 501 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

 

The number of households claiming Single Person Discount

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 2015/2016 | 2016/2017 | 2016/2017 | 2017/2018 | 2018/2019 |
|--------------+-------------+--------------+--------------+-------------|
| 15 554 | 15 256 | 15 476 | 15 566 | 15 757 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

 

The percentage of households claiming single person discount per Ward –
data not held per ward

The number of identified occurrences where Single Occupancy Discount was
incorrectly claimed – data not held

The amount recovered from households incorrectly claiming Single Occupancy
Discount - data not held

 

I hope this information is helpful and if there is anything further I can
help with please contact me on 01892 554077 or via email to
[1][Tunbridge Wells Borough Council request email] 

If you are dissatisfied with the information provided or the way in which
we have dealt with your request, you can request a review.   Please write
to Patricia Narebor, Head of Legal Partnership and Monitoring Officer at
the Town Hall, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1RS or via e-mail to
[2][email address]  requesting a review of the
decision.

We will aim to deal with your request within 20 working days. If you
remain dissatisfied following our review, you can then appeal to the
Information Commissioner.

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

Katherine Reynolds

Corporate Governance Assistant

 

T: 01892 554478

E: [3][email address]

Town Hall, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1RS

 

[4]www.tunbridgewells.gov.uk   

 

This e-mail is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited.

If you have received this e-mail in error please notify Tunbridge Wells Borough Council on telephone +44 (0)1892 526121 or e-mail to [email address].

References

Visible links
1. mailto:[Tunbridge Wells Borough Council request email]
2. mailto:[email address]
3. mailto:[email address]
4. http://www.tunbridgewells.gov.uk/