Council tax bands/support Herefordshire Council
Case reference FOI2026/02649
Received 29 October 2026
Published 10 November 2026
Request
Dear Sir/Madam I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:
1. The current number of all households in each council tax band
2. The current number of households in receipt of Council Tax Support in each council tax band
3. The current number of households classified as “working age” in each council tax band
4. The current number of “working age” households in receipt of Council Tax Support in each council tax band
5. The current number of households classified as “pension age” in each council tax band
6. The current number of “pension age” households in receipt of Council Tax Support in each council tax band
I have referred to “Council Tax Support” in this request – I understand its official name is Council Tax Reduction, but I’ve called it Council Tax Support so as to avoid any confusion around other council tax reductions (e.g. the single person discount), as these other types of reduction are outside the scope of this request. In this request, “working age” and “pension age” households are primarily defined in reference to Council Tax Support – pension age households are still eligible for the nationally set scheme, while working age households are assessed according to locally set criteria.
I assume councils classify all households in the council tax system by whether they are “working age” or “pension age” – if the council does not centrally collate this data, it should exclude questions 3 and 5 from this request as “information not held” and process the remainder of this request. The “current number” for each question is simply the most recent data available – it doesn’t have to be completely to date if “live” data isn’t available.
Response
I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:
1. The current number of all households in each council tax band
Answer:
Band A – 14,226
Band B – 20,854
Band C – 18,135
Band D – 13,954
Band E – 12,854
Band F – 7,854
Band G – 3,831
Band H - 189
2. The current number of households in receipt of Council Tax Support in each council tax band
Answer:
Band A – 4,003
Band B – 3,850
Band C – 1,850
Band D – 674
Band E – 367
Band F – 113
Band G – 38
Band H – 0
3. The current number of households classified as “working age” in each council tax band
Answer: This information is not held.
4. The current number of “working age” households in receipt of Council Tax Support in each council tax band
Answer:
Band A – 2,473
Band B – 2,273
Band C – 1,074
Band D – 269
Band E – 166
Band F – 57
Band G – 17
Band H – 0
5. The current number of households classified as “pension age” in each council tax band
Answer: This information is not held.
6. The current number of “pension age” households in receipt of Council Tax Support in each council tax band
Answer:
Band A – 1,530
Band B – 1,577
Band C – 776
Band D – 405
Band E – 201
Band F – 56
Band G – 21
Band H – 0
I have referred to “Council Tax Support” in this request – I understand its official name is Council Tax Reduction, but I’ve called it Council Tax Support so as to avoid any confusion around other council tax reductions (e.g. the single person discount), as these other types of reduction are outside the scope of this request.
In this request, “working age” and “pension age” households are primarily defined in reference to Council Tax Support – pension age households are still eligible for the nationally set scheme, while working age households are assessed according to locally set criteria. I assume councils classify all households in the council tax system by whether they are “working age” or “pension age” – if the council does not centrally collate this data, it should exclude questions 3 and 5 from this request as “information not held” and process the remainder of this request.
The “current number” for each question is simply the most recent data available – it doesn’t have to be completely to date if “live” data isn’t available.
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