Petition · past parliament
Require local councils to offer a 50% single person discount for council tax
Closed
55 signatures
What the petition asks
Most councils offer a single person discount for adults living alone of 25%. The Government should require that a 50% discount is offered.
As published on the government's own website, a full Council Tax bill is based on at least 2 adults living in a home. As such, a single person discount for adults living alone should only logically be 50%, as one adult is half of two adults as a minimum - no increase is made to Council Tax for additional adults over and above the two adult minimum therefore single adult occupants are being overcharged and unfairly penalised for not having another adult in the household to help pay the bill.
Timeline
| 22 Jan 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Jul 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
55
Status
Closed
Opened
22 Jan 2021
Closed
22 Jul 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.