Who can get it?

From 1 April 2013, local authorities in England will be responsible for running their own Council Tax Reduction scheme.

No new claims for Council Tax Benefit (CTB) will be accepted. If you’re already getting CTB, you’ll be transferred to your local authority Council Tax Reduction scheme and your current CTB claim will close.

Each local authority must set up its own scheme, setting out who is entitled to CTR. This means that entitlement to CTR may be very different, depending on which local authority you come under.

There will be provisional arrangements if you’re entitled to backdated CTB.