Agree A very small amount each month
Agree Agree they should contribute as
Agree All persons should pay what they
can afford towards local services.
I am unemployed at this time.
Agree Am on sick benefit and but would
like work p/time
Agree As a full council Tax payer, I
believe that each individual should
contribute a portion of their
income, towards the benefits that
each one of us enjoys. As a
council I would hope that each
department are making savings,
in addition to targeting bogus
benefit claimants, so that the
impact on the less fortunate are
cushioned.
Agree As I am currently unemployed this
scheme would affect me greatly
making a difficult financial
situation harder to cope with.
Agree As part of a couple one of which
is over pension age this would not
affect us.
Agree At present I do not have an
income so am grateful for what
help I receive.
Agree But wary that I will be taken to
court as would not be able to
afford to pay a lot of council tax
and scared I will be arrested & the
police knocking on my door as
lots of bill house hold to pay etc
Agree Council tax was intriduced to be
rates per person not per property
so EVERYONE should pay
something.
Agree Currently I am not paying anything
towards council tax. This will
mean i will have to start paying
Agree Currently I receive 100% benefit.
Principle 1 - Everyone contributes towards cost of services
through Council Tax
Proposal A - To restrict the maximum amount we can
award to 75% of the Council Tax charge.
Agree Currently receive 100% benefit so
would amount of support would
be reduced.
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect our household
Agree Does not at this moment in time.
Agree Doesn't
Agree Doesn't affect me
Agree Doesn't affect me.
Agree Doesn't affect me. I receive part
council tax benefit as my partner
works.
Agree Even if this is a small amount less
strain on government resources
Agree Every household should pay
something so they value the
services they get.
Agree Everybody should pay their share
Agree Everyone is paying something to
council tax
Agree get 100% benefit so would mean
25% less but us fair way if cuts
have to be made but some really
do struggle as it is.
Agree given that everyone consumes
council funds in some way then
everyone should contribute via
council tax
Agree I
Agree I accept that I should pay some of
the council tax, so long as the
payments are not excessive.
Agree I agree in general, although do
feel that there are probably a few
cases where 100% assistance is
still needed in the most severe of
situations.
Agree I already pay nearly all of my
council tax.
Agree I already pay towards council tax
despite being on low income.
Agree I am a homeowner who is SOLE
bill payer with no dependants &
help. I live off jobseekers
allowance and struggle
desperately to make ends meet.
Agree I am a little worried about future.I
feel maximum should be of 75%.
It will not affect me.
Agree I am a single mother on a low
income and already struggle to
pay my contribution but like to pay
as much as I can. I am concerned
how this will affect my families
income. It is already very very
stretched.
Agree i am a single mum on a single
wage and now only have one
dependent child of 10 living with
me i would like some discount on
my council tax this proposal would
be fair.
Agree I am a single parent not through
choice who works and currently
only receives £1 per week CTB. I
pay £116 CTAX per month. If I
have to pay it, so should
everyone.
Agree I am a widower so could not pay
much.
Agree I am currently on benefits and this
will make me struggle, however if
it encourages those who choose
not to work through choice to go
back to work it sounds like a good
idea.
Agree I am fortunate this will not affect
me as I am state pension age
Agree I am long term disabled and
unable to return to work. It would
affect my income quite
dramatically along with the new
housing benefit reforms bur no-
one is entitled to a totally free ride
through life.
Agree I am on DLA middle and lower.
Don't know how it will effect me.
Agree I am on JSA (a single person). I
pay council tax because I have
savings.
Agree I apy full council tax so it won't
affect me directly
Agree I believe it will not affect me. I am
81, very ill and live alone. If
everyone paid their fair share of
Income Tax, none of these cuts
would be necessary. Tax
avoidance by greedy people like
*************** and others like him,
and large companies who employ
lawyers to find loopholes is highly
immoral and should be stopped.
But who can you trust when even
those shysters who pass
themselves off as politicans ,steal
from the public. And Tony Blairs
illegal and immoral and
unnnecessary wars have ruined
the country., and caused the
death of tens of thousands of
human beings. After the second
world war I was proud of being
British. At first we were alone in
opposing Hitler along with the free
french and free poles. All those
brave servicemen, and civilians
who were killed in order to make
us free, or suffered serious injury
must be turning in their graves if
they can see how this country has
gone down the drain. The land
FIT FOR HEROES never came
about..It is not the fault of the
people, but incompetent politicans
Agree I currently receive 100% benefit
so this would drop to 75%
Agree I currently receive 100% help but
feel it is fair to pay something
towards my council tax
Agree I do agree we could pay
something and 75% is fair.
However, it is difficult to really be
in a position to commit as other
benefits I receive and indeed
need to pay for catheters, leg
bags, incontinence pads and a
special coeliac diet to cater for,
are being assessed, removed or
rejigged so it is very difficult to
say. surely you can understand
this - it is difficult not knowing
where you stand!
Agree I do not work and get all my
council tax paid. I am seperated
and have 3 children and a
disability. I woild be ok to pay a
weekly charge as long as it's not
too high
Agree I do think they should pay a little
something towards council tax but
as long as they can afford to.
Agree I don't receive any benefit
currently so, as things stand at
the moment, it would not affect
me but that could change in the
future.
Agree I feel that everyone should have
to pay something, so that they
know their responsibilities. Based
on my work with people on a low
income, such as income support,
I feel that charging £6.45 per
week is too much and may cause
further financial hardship. I also
think that the recovery of this
charge may prove difficult and
costly to the council. I also feel
that this should be applied as a
cap to the benefits availsble
rather than calculating the benefit
based on a reduced maximum
amount.
Agree I live alone so would still get 25%
discount
Agree I might have to pay less as there
will be more in the pot
Agree I only get partial help anyway.
Agree I receive about 80% benefit
towards my council tax bill so I
would be affected slightly.
Agree I think everyone should pay
something
Agree I will probably have to pay a small
amount of council tax. I am single
& living alone on small income &
working tax credits.
Agree I won't affect me as I am already
paying all my council tax.
Agree I work part time and am a single
mother. I am happy to contribute
something.
Agree I would agree as long as the
proposal that were brought in
were fair for everybody on benefit.
Also, they had the choice to pay it
over 10 or 12 months. For some
people who would choose 12
months this would help them with
their income to spend on every
day life, food, etc. 12 months
would be what I would want to pay
it over. Also have a pay point
card so I could pay this at ASDA
where I pay all the rest of my bills,
so I could pay this every 2 weeks.
Agree I would be worse off, as we are
already on a very tight budget.
Agree i would have to contribute towards
my tax and I'm currently getting
100% tax benefit.
Agree I would have to cut back on my
domestic bills ie electric bill,
phone bill.
Agree I would have to pay £2.65 a week
if I were the person in the
example. I agree people should
contribute. The government has
been to willing to give out freebies
and does not support those who
want to go back to work ot get a
career in the correct way.
Agree I would have to pay about £40 per
month more in council tax.
Agree in principle. Set maximum
award lower - e.g. 70% or 65% of
charge, meaning those on very
low incomes would still contribute,
but a nominal amount.
Agree I would lose some of my benefit
but I think we should pay
something towards it.
Agree I would pay more council tax
Agree I would pay something towards
my council tax.
Agree If my family would get help from
council tax of 75%, the amount of
which is given in the example,
would not hit much on our budget.
Agree If they didn't pay anything then the
burden would fall on non benefit
tax payers to pay more.
Agree I'm an OAP & get 20% at moment
Agree Is reasonably fair. I would have
considerably lass under this
proposal
Agree It does not affect me at the
moment but probably will later
Agree It doesn't look as if our
circumstances will change by the
time this comes into force as jobs
are thin on the ground around
here. Oour savings will be lower.
We do understand about paying
towards our council tax and hope
that the amount will not be too
high for us.
Agree It doesn't.
Agree it dosent.
Agree it is difficult to agree or disagree
to this proposal unless we know
more about circumstances of
family
Agree It means I will have to pay more.
However I am hoping if everyone
pays something, those that do not
pay wont have to pay extra for
those that don't pay.
Agree it wont
Agree It wont affect me
Agree It won't affect me as I don't get
council tax benefit but I believe
everyone should contribute to the
services provided that they vote
for.
Agree It won't, as I work for a living and
always have done. I believe the
threshold shoould be 00%.
Agree It won't.
Agree It would affect me, as I only just
manage on my weekly benefit
Agree It would be another bill but I think
it would be fair.
Agree It would be very hard but we
would manage somehow. We
have my mother-in-law and sister-
in-law living with us to help us with
the bills, although my siste-in-law
works, my mother-in-law stays
home to home educate & look
after the boys as both my
husband and I work on minimum
wage.
Agree It would increase the amount
have to pay by small amount
Agree It would mean I would struggle to
find extra each week as I now
entitled to full benefit
Agree It would not
Agree it would not ... I pay in full
Agree it would not affect me
Agree it would not affect me
Agree It would not affect me at all. I am
self-employed. I am broadly in
agreement with the proposal
BUT: I am concerned that people
unable to work through disability
would be even more disabled by
this measure.
Agree It would not affect me.
Agree It would not affect me. The
following comment is a general
point, but there isn't a general
box, so it goes here... While I
strongly agree with the idea that
everyone should pay for local
services, my strong agreement is
tempered by my assumption that
if Mr & Mrs Smith are entitled to
council tax benefit then they are in
receipt of state benefits, as many
of the subsequent examples
make clear. So they would just
be paying council tax with money
provided by another branch of the
state, which is hilariously
kafkaesque.
Agree It would probably mean I had to
pay more council tax.
Agree It wouldn't affect me directly
Agree It wouldn't affect me financially.
Agree It wouldn't.
Agree It wouldn't.
Agree Less money to live on.
Agree May have to pay more towards
council tax.
Agree May impact on my council tax
Agree My council tax would rise
Agree My support will be reduced to
75%
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree n/a
Agree n/a
Agree No affect
Agree No Affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect, we do not receive CTB.
Agree No benefit
Agree No change we already pay full
council tax even tho i am on esa
Agree No difference. I pay all the tax
anyway.
Agree No direct effect
Agree no effect
Agree NO effect on me
Agree No effect.
Agree No effect. As pensioners
receiving a few pounds only over
the threshold for Pension Credit
we pay the full amount of HT due.
Agree Non worker retired so wouldn't
affect me.
Agree None
Agree Not
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree not at all
Agree not at all
Agree not at all
Agree Not at all.
Agree Not directly
Agree Not in the least as we are both
working but having neighbour who
dont work because they might
lose their Council Tax benefit its a
good sensible way forward
Agree Not sure if this would affect me as
I am PT on HB and have to pay
about a 3rd of my C Tax anyway.
Why would Mr & Mrs Smith be
getting full benefit anyway??
Agree Only if they've got enough money
coming in to cover it.
Agree Our benefit would be reduced.
Agree prefer to find 6.45 pw rather than
increase in C tax which affects
everyone including disabled and
pensioners and those on low
incomew so would be worse off if
CTax increased
Agree RECEIVE PENSION CREDIT SO
DON'T PAY COUNCIKL TAX.
WOULD FIND VERY DIFFICULT
TO PAY ANY MORE
Agree Single dependency people paid
council in this last year. Lots of
married working couples seemed
to travel far away - they didn't (a
few paid)
Agree The financial management of the
Council must be more efficient.
Agree The proposal should not affect
me, as I would expect the Council
to make efficiency savings
elsewhere in its budget to find any
other payments due to the family
in other benefit entitlements.
Agree There may be less money
available to pay for the services I
already pay for.
Agree this depends on what they earn
and how many kids they have, it
may or may not be hard for them
to raise.
Agree This is very hard as each case
would be different. Some
pensioners have to pay towards
their counil tax now even when
they are on housing benefits.
Agree This probably will affect me as I'm
working age. Though at present
not working for health reasons.
Agree This proposal is not inclusive as
retired people are excused
contribution if their income so
dictates.
Agree This proposal will not affect me.
Agree this proposal would not affect me
Agree This proposal would not affect
me.
Agree This should help people feel more
involved.
Agree This will affect my financial
situation if I have to I would pay it.
Agree This will probably affect me in the
future, I find that these are loaded
questions and that what I put
down here on paper will not be
heeded. As you have already
been given a criteria to follow. I
believe that if two people are
working and bring in a wage over
£270.00 each then that joint wage
= £540.00 per week should not be
entitled to council tax benefit.
Agree This would mean we would have
to pay something towards our tax.
I can understand this as the
country is in such a mess as they
are paying out benefits to
everybody in the world.
Agree This would not affect me
Agree This would not affect me.
Agree This would not affect me.
Agree This would not affect me. I pay
full council tax.
Agree unaffected
Agree Very badly. I have been helping
my son/daughter-in-law with their
children so not earning. I am not
eligible for pension or any other
benefits so have no income &
they are on minimum wages. It
would be very hard.
Agree We are currentyi in receipt of
100% benefit, so would have to
pay 25% of the council tax
Agree We pay the full amount.
Agree We would be unaffected as our
income of £1500 per month
makes us unelligible for any
reduction. However, if this
scheme were to be introduced
and the result of that would be
that we were not asked to pay an
increase in council tax, we would
not be made poorer as a result.
Agree We would have small increase.
Agree Well I would struggle but I believe
that we should all do our best to
support our economy and get our
country in a better financial state,
although I would find this difficult.
Agree Will not affect me.
Agree Will Not.
Agree With the following proviso- some
people are marginalised as a
result of severe
illness/injury/mental health.
Where these conditions exist
genuinely, as in my daughters
case, there should be some
proviso for enabling the 100% to
continue, otherwise unless DLA or
Severe Disability payments would
need to increase to prevent
further financial marginalisation.
Agree Would have no affect
Agree Would mean I have to pay a fee.
Agree Would not
Agree would not
Agree would not affect
Agree Would not affect me as I pay full
Council Tax
Agree wouldn't
Agree Wouldn't affect me
Agree Yes but on some kind of sliding
scale depending on their total
income and the total income of
the household.
Agree Yes but on some kind of sliding
scale depending on their total
income and the total income of
the household.
Agree Yes I would have to pay
something but it's better than
loseing service.
Agree Yes- they all benefit from some of
the services
Disagree A drop from 100% to 75% could
be very difficult for a household
where wages are frozen or
reduced. I suggest 80%.
Disagree as a family with one adult
employed and 2 children to
support we only receive some
help. Even though this is a great
help to us we still struggle.
Families who try to work to earn
suffer more.
Disagree As a single householder on
benefits I already do contribute
£10 a a month. I certainly could
not afford any more as all the
liability is mine. I would have
thought 85 - 90% would be fairer
Disagree As I get disability living allowance
& income support, this would
leave me struggling to pay bills,
even though this is a small
amount to pay.
Disagree As I get only income support and
carers would not be able to afford
£6.45 a week.
Disagree As I live on my own it will make
my finances tigher
Disagree As much as I think we need to
make changes I will be affected
by this proposal, the fact that
there are going to be changes in
my housing benefit as well, this
could mean me having to find an
extra £20 per week as a single
female on a low income. I don't
see where it is possible for me to
find the extra money.
Disagree as niether my husband nor myself
can work due to ill health and our
daughter in my fulltime carer, I
worry how much we will have to
find on our very limited income
Disagree As soon as I started work I ended
up paying a lot of council tax and
housing benefit so I worse off
than when I did not work - does
not pay to work
Disagree As we are already on Benefit this
new scheme would affect my
family alot if we had to pay more.
Disagree As we currently unemployed we
won't be able to afford nothing.
Disagree At the moment it is all being paid
and as I am unable to work I can't
afford to pay any at all.
Disagree At the moment it would not , but in
the current economic climate who
knows.
Disagree Because I am on benefits I
currently receive full CT benefit.
This would mean I would have to
contribute about £5 week out of
benefits.
Disagree because i live on my own
Disagree Because people can't afford it.
Disagree Because people will not have no
money left to pay other bills.
Disagree Currently on benefits
Disagree How can you set a figure or ask
this question without stating how
much income Mr & Mrs Smith
have?
Disagree I agree with the proposal in
principle, but not the amount. Us
workers will be penalised yet
again. We struggle to get by, earn
an honest living and get more
taken away.
Disagree I am a single parent I have
diabilities and my mobility
allowance has already been
stopped. I'm in private rented and
because I have my son at home
my housing allowance is reduced
because he has to contribute
more, to make my rent. He will
move out now, which means I
only get 2 bed housing allowance
so I have to move again and I
can't afford to do that.
Disagree I am currently in receipt of income
support due to ill health and on a
month by month basis have cut
back as much as I can already. I
would find it very hard to pay out
any more.
Disagree I am currently on a very low
income. If I HAD to pay the figure
above, it would mean the
difference between keeping warm
in winter an being able to meet
other bills.
Disagree I am not sure how my benefit is
calculated, but due to the fact I
cannot work due to long term
illness my income is minimal and
anymore I have to pay out would
mean I will not be able to pay all
my vills.
Disagree I am now retired but until recently
was paying a small amount og
council tax as I was claiming
working tax credit, disability
element
Disagree I can't afford it.
Disagree I do not like to be on benefits and
am working part-time. I am
seeking work every day. I do
need the support as I do not have
any spare funds. I do not smoke,
drink alchol or gamble. I do not
waste money. I spend £15 a
week to visit my girlfriend in
Exeter hosital who is there long
term. I may not be able to afford
to do this. I live on my own and
may be able to afford it with the
single person discount.
Disagree I do not pay council tax at the
moment. I am completely
disabled & rely entirely on benefits
which only cover my needs.
Disagree I do not receive council tax
benefit, your proposal would
unreasonably increase the burden
on the poorest individuals.
Disagree I live on my own on ESA. This
sort of additional cost is equal to
around ten weeks food
expenditure. I am already eating
poor quality food with little variety.
Disagree I should like to be able to say I
agreed however it seems that this
is likely to have a worse affect
upon people who may already be
struggling (people on lowest
incomes) (people in receipt of
100% benefit are usually
unemployed) I think that as per
the above example you have
given, it seems it would be fairer if
the % was not so high.
Disagree I struggle to pay bills. Reducing it
I would suffer badly.
Disagree I will not be affected but if people
are charged from their benefits
then why give it to take it? Either
they will demand more benefit to
cover it or will just need less
benefit. This change would not be
the only additional drain on their
resources, so even this proposed
reducition will not give a true
reflection on the impact of the cut-
backs.
Disagree I work & I assume the amount of
benefit I get would also decrease,
as it would be on a sliding scale.
To get full council tax benefit,
surely they must be on the
minimum to live. Therefore an
extra charge would cause
financial difficulty.
Disagree I work part time so would mean
less money for household.
Disagree I would have to pay the excess
from my incapacity benefit also
having to pay the "bedroom
tax" of £12+ per week from
April 2013.
Disagree I would need to provide extra
support to my daughters family
who are on a low income. Then in
turn may have to make a claim
myself that I currently avoid.
Therefore the total cost to you
would be more not less.
Disagree I would not be able to afford a
25% contribution to my council
tax.
Disagree I would not be directly affected by
this proposal but feel the
wealthiest are in the best position
to pay more so a new top band of
Council Tax needs to be
introduced e.g. Band I 20/9, or
the multipliers increased at the
top end
Disagree I/we would not benefit at all - I/we
receive no CTB
Disagree If you take into account income
support for my husband because
he is my carer and receives
carers allowance we can't afford
any increase in our outgoings. I
am registered permanently
disabled in a wheelchair.
Disagree I'm not working cos I'm disabled
so don't think it will affect me, I
hope.
Disagree It doesn't affect me but doesn't
seem to take into account income
and affordability.
Disagree It is hard enough trying to make
ends meet and six pounds is a lot
of shopping.
Disagree It will cause hardship
Disagree It will depend on whether people
receiving pension tax credits will
be included.
Disagree It won't.
Disagree it would have an impact on the
quality of life for my family. less
money would be available for
neccessities
Disagree It would not
Disagree it would not affect me
Disagree It would not affect me but those
on the lowest pay would need
inceased Housing Benefit to allow
them to cope with the extra
expense.
Disagree It would not affect me but those
on the lowest pay would need
inceased Housing Benefit to allow
them to cope with the extra
expense.
Disagree It wouldn't affect me.
Disagree Money is tight as it is and we don't
get much coming in.
Disagree My Benefit is currently less than
the full amount
Disagree My daughter lives in a flat with her
child and can barely pay bills let
alone have to pay more.
Disagree My wife is disabled and cannot
work and as her carer I had to
give up full time job as her driver.
Therefore have fixed income that
cannot change.
Disagree No affect
Disagree No change for me
Disagree No change.
Disagree not
Disagree Not at all
Disagree Not at all
Disagree Not at all
Disagree Not at all
Disagree Not at all, except a possible small
increase in Council Tax.
Disagree On a low income & pay something
towards council tax but would
struggle to pay more.
Disagree People on such low incomes that
have entitled them to a full rebate
will find this a further severe
reduction to their standard of
living.
Disagree people with little money will
struggle more with increase in
crime
Disagree Perhaps Mr & Mrs Smith can't
afford to pay their council tax,
what would happen then?
Disagree Some weeks I don't have £6.45 to
spend. We don't smoke, drink or
have 2 cars. We are already
below most peoples way/cost of
living.
Disagree The government already set the
lowest amount to live on. Would
there be an increase elsewhere?
Disagree The principle of making life harder
for those who are already
struggling is socially unacceptable
Disagree The question can not be
answered subjectively as I am
unaware of Mr & Mrs Smith's
financial situation. Are Mr & Mrs
Smith both in receipt of the
National Minimum Wage? Do
they receive housing benefit? Do
they receive working tax credit?
None of this is highlighted in the
example so therefore I disagree.
Disagree There are some people in a
house who get benefits because
they have mental health
problems. These people cannot
afford to pay some of this money
back in the form of Council Tax.
Disagree This does not take into account
the unique circumstances of
disabled people or people like
myself with a chronic illness. This
proposed reduction in income will
result in reduced quality of life.
Disagree This proposal is not inclusive as
retired people are excused
contribution if their income so
dictates.
Disagree This proposal woould aff meif it
were to apply to single people
currently on benefit support.
Added to other increases in cost
of living expenses would add up.
Disagree This proposal would not affect
me. However this decision should
depend on what the income of
this family is. In a low income
family especially one with children
it could cause hardship.
Disagree This will not affect me. I feel that
while I think all adults should pay
something - this very much
depends on other circumstances.
If living on JSA etc £6.45 a week
is a huge sum - compared to
raising 5% on band D @ £7.45 yr.
Disagree This will not affect us as we do
not claim CTB however asking
people on very low income and no
disposible income to pay is likely
to result in non-payment and
increase the CT recovery costs.
At a time when bailiffs fees are
increasing the amount of debt
owed will increase rapidly. What
about CT charged on 2nd
homes? If people can afford 2nd
homes they should not be given
any discount for CT thia would
increase the whole revenue
income and reduce the relative
savings needed.
Disagree This would strongly affectus
because my husband is full-time
carer for me and our teenage
daughter and is not able to work
because I cannot be left. We
simply would not have the excess
income to pay any council tax and
these proposals worry us greatly.
Disagree Too much pressure as a single
parent.
Disagree Unless they have childen the
benefit system does not
necessarily give couples on low
incomes enough to scrape by, so
asking them for more money is
going to seriously cause hardship.
The job market as it stands does
not provide much full time
employment. Some couples can
only get part time work at
minimum wage, but still have to
pay rent and mortgages each
month. I currently 'prop up' my
son & his wife, who do not smoke,
drink alchohol or go out but find
themselves short of money
frequently.
Disagree Very much
Disagree We are both disabled and diabetic
we find it hard to live as it is. My
wife suffers with food intolerance
so we have to watch what food
we buy and she can only drink
bottled water
Disagree We are currently receive a part
payment of Council TAX benefit
but this does not cover the whole
amount. We already struggle for
money so any decrease in benefit
will put our family in a worse
posistion.
Disagree We struggle to survive now, and if
these proposals came into force
then we really would be in dire
straights.
Disagree We would pay something.
Disagree We would struggle to pay all bills
Disagree when you're in receipt of benefits,
you're on the absolute minimum
that you require to live. T aking
out this extra money towards
council tax is just ludicrous.
Disagree Will not affect me
Disagree will not affect me
Disagree With every thing else going up
what's the point
Disagree WITH HAVING HOUSING
BENEFIT ALREADY CUT THE
CUT IN C TAX SUPPORT WILL
LEAVE US IN HARDSHIP AND
NOT PAYING OTHER BILLS
Disagree Would have less money to
support my children because
paying more council tax
Disagree Would mean finding roughly an
extra £25 a month although this
doesn't sound alot, but as a single
mum of 2 this would soon add up
and make life harder if you
unexpecently needed to replace
or fix item - such as washing
machine (couldn't go without)
Disagree Wouldn't affect me at all.
Strongly Agree Agree but increase should be
capped,. Thereafter subject to
public consultation
Strongly Agree Agree or disagree with what? This
question is confusing. I am
strongly in favour of the proposed
scheme.
Strongly Agree All council tax should be based on
the ability to pay and dealt with
through the tax system. As a
council tax payer, I have
calculated that if council tax would
arise 2% above inflation over the
next 10 years, most of us would
have to downsize to afford to live,
to appoint where it would be
totally unaffordable. We see this
as a major deterrant for home
ownership and affordable living in
the UK and is a real negative for
the people who do the right thing
and support the UK economy,
perhaps its time to reconsider
options if it becomes
unaffordable.
Strongly Agree as a pensioner I am expected to
pay Council Tax, all others should
be expected to pay also if in
receipt of services provided by the
Council
Strongly Agree As a pensioner on a modest
income and never claimed
benefits it may help to reduce my
council tax
Strongly Agree As a relatively low earning
pensioner who does not qualify
for any benefit at present then I
really don't see why everyone
shouldn't have to contribute in this
small way.
Strongly Agree As far as I can see the central
government giving up paying CT
benefit will only impose a further
burden on this CT paying
pensioner without any
commensurate reduction in
payments to government or
improvement in their services to
me.
Strongly Agree Assume both are working,so they
can pay 50%
Strongly Agree At the current moment in time it
would not affect me as I do work.
My job is insecure and there is a
high chance I will not work in the
future. I don't see why people
who get benefits have that treated
as golden money and not as
money to pay for costs of life,
including council tax. If you can't
afford your council tax then move
to a smaller property.
Strongly Agree Currently pay 100% of council tax,
so this proposal wouldn't affect
me.
Strongly Agree Currently, it would not affect me.
But my employment is at risk and
therefore may seek this benefit in
the future.
Strongly Agree Do not know
Strongly Agree does not
Strongly Agree Does not affect me
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect our household as
we pay 100%
Strongly Agree Doesn't affect me
Strongly Agree Don't want MY council tax to go
up.
Strongly Agree everybody benefits from the
council services so everybody
should pay
Strongly Agree Everybody enjoys community
benefits everybody should
contribute towards them.
Strongly Agree EVERYONE BENEFITS FROM
COUNCIL SERVICES, SO IN
PRINCIPLE EVERYONE
SHOULD PAY
Strongly Agree Everyone should make a
contribution to council tax,
regardless of whether they are
working or in receipt of benefit.
People on benefits are still
making use of all services ie
waste collection, education etc etc
so they should pay towards it.
Most benefit recipients I know
have much newer cars than me,
regular trips to the tanning salons
and manicurists - maybe they
ought to rejoin the real world! We
shouldn't have to work hard in
order that others can have
everything for free!
Strongly Agree Everyone should pay something
towards their council tax. It really
annoys me to see people
receiving benefit when they have
wide screen TV, smoking, etc.
Strongly Agree Everyone uses the facilities
provided so should pay
Strongly Agree Family receive benefit
Strongly Agree Good in principle, but these
people cannot afford this and so
there would be an additional cost
involved in court appearances to
get the money back.
Strongly Agree Hopefully it would help avoid a
Council Tax increase and help
retain local services such as
Libraries and Household Waste
tips.
Strongly Agree I AGREE THAT THEY ASHOULD
MAKE A CONTRIBUTION, WHY
SHOULD THE REST OF
COUNCIL TAX PAYERS HAVE
TO FOOT THE BILL WITH
HIGHER COUNCIL TAX BILLS.
I AM A PENSIONER AND
CANNOT CLAIM AN Y BENEFIT
AND HAVE TO PAY 100%.
Strongly Agree I agree with the above, but feel
that with the rpice of food, fuel,
utilities & taxes all going up, life
will become much more difficult
for myself & others.
Strongly Agree I already pay part of my council
tax & I am grateful for any help. I
am a single working mum
Strongly Agree I am currently managing on a very
low income and I pay full whack. I
have a lodger who is currently on
benefits and gets Housing
Benefit. Just seems we are
penalised no matter what we say.
Strongly Agree I am retired so it would not affect
me.
Strongly Agree I cannot work because of ills but
still pay full c/tax
Strongly Agree I currently work parttime so I pay
towards my council tax and I think
everyone should have to pay
something. I don't think they
should get off with it as i will have
to pay more.
Strongly Agree I do not qualify for benefit
eventhough I have no income, so
it would be fairer for me if other
people had to pay council tax as
well as me. Because I do not
qualify for benefit, I don't think a
lot of people should either.
Strongly Agree I do not receive any Council Tax
Benefit so would not directly affect
me
Strongly Agree I have always piad my council tax
even if receiving benefit when my
income dropped. Everybody
should have to pay something.
Strongly Agree I pay a percentage myself
Strongly Agree I Think EVERYBODY should
contribute towards council tax.
Strongly Agree I will continue to pay full council
tax
Strongly Agree i will not be affected as i receive
no benefits
Strongly Agree I work 16 hrs a week & already
have to pay towards my council
tax bill - everybody of working age
should have to do this.
Strongly Agree I work 20 hours a week and have
to pay half my council tax. I do
think that people on benefits
should have to pay something
even if it is a few pounds a week.
Strongly Agree I would be supporting less people
from tax on my pensions
Strongly Agree I would contribute a small
amount.
Strongly Agree I would feel all have a sense of
ownership, although it would not
affect me
Strongly Agree I would have to pay 6.45 a week
Strongly Agree I would have to pay less than I do
now.
Strongly Agree If more people did not contribute,
people that do pay like my
household will no doubt be called
upon to pay more. Even though
we pay our contribution all rise in
costs squeeze our funds
Strongly Agree If my family would get help from
council tax of 75%, the amount of
which is given in the example,
would not hit much on our budget.
Strongly Agree It could effect not just me but local
community if crime levels go up :-
house breakins, pick pockets etc.
I hope the Somerset County will
provide and/or support food
banks, MORE will be needed.
Strongly Agree It currently wouldn't as we do not
receive any type of benefit. We
pay our council tax in full.
Strongly Agree It doesn't affect me as I already
pay some council tax.
Strongly Agree It doesn't affect me as me and my
husband pay our council Tax
ourselves we both work myself I
work 16hours a week and have a
child with Autism a 3yr old and a 1
yr old, my husband works 44
hours a week .. Why should we
work and have to pay my council
tax is £142 a month ! dont think
that its that unreasonable for
those on benefits milkin the
system to not have to pay !
Strongly Agree It doesn't affect me.
Strongly Agree It doesn't but I have been in a
position where it did.
Strongly Agree It won't because I don't get benefit
and have to pay the full amount
and I think people get too much in
benefits so this would be a good
thing.
Strongly Agree It won't. Full tax is paid.
Strongly Agree It would appease my anger at the
amount of people on
benefit(benefit scroungers)against
people like myself who have
NEVER had benefit..and worked
all their lives...and get everything
paid for by ME and every other
legitimate tax payer
Strongly Agree It would help to avoid the loss of
services provided by ssdc. We
would be financially unaffected
unless our council tax was
increased to cover the bills for
those that get it for free.
Strongly Agree It would help to keep my Council
Tax payment to a reasonable
level.
Strongly Agree It would make it fairer for all.
Strongly Agree It would make it fairer for
everyone
Strongly Agree It would mean that I do not have
to pay as much for those who do
not work. I was made redundant 3
years ago, there were no jobs
available in my field so I did
something else rather than claim
benefits. Others should do the
same.
Strongly Agree It would not affect me
Strongly Agree It would not affect me
Strongly Agree It would not affect me.
Strongly Agree It would not affect us as already
pay full Council Tax.
Strongly Agree It would not, but I agree all people
of working age should contribute
as this will encourage those not
working to gain employment.
Strongly Agree It would only affect me if you had
to increase my level of Council
Tax if you cannot find the savings
required.
Strongly Agree It would reduce the risk of my
having to pay even more council
tax.
Strongly Agree it wouldnt
Strongly Agree It wouldn't
Strongly Agree It wouldn't
Strongly Agree it wouldn't affect me as I do not
receive 100% benefit
Strongly Agree It wouldn't affect me.
Strongly Agree It wouldn't as we curently do pay
towards our council tax.
Strongly Agree It wouldn't because I work.
Strongly Agree It wouldn't.
Strongly Agree Makes the system fairer
especialIy for those of us who
have never claimed anything.
Strongly Agree Makes the system fairer I pay full
Council Tax
Strongly Agree More money would be available
for other essential services for the
benefit of the wider community
Strongly Agree Mr & Mrs Smith might start to
care how their council spends
THEIR money
Strongly Agree My Council Tax bill will not be so
high
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree n/a
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree n/a
Strongly Agree n/a
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree n/a
Strongly Agree N/A. I agree this should
incentivise work and discourage
benefit cycle.
Strongly Agree NA
Strongly Agree Na
Strongly Agree NA
Strongly Agree Nil
Strongly Agree Nil
Strongly Agree Nil effect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree NO AFFECT
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree no direct effect
Strongly Agree No effect
Strongly Agree No effect
Strongly Agree No effect
Strongly Agree No effect anticipated in the short
term.
Strongly Agree No effect.
Strongly Agree No idea at this stage. Irrelevant
anyway as principles behind
proposals are what is needed
Strongly Agree none
Strongly Agree None of the proposals would have
marked effect upon myself - but
they would affect other family
members. The exercise shows
what a complete mess the whole
system is, especially at
Government level. To save
Council money, why not scrap
bus passes for the elderly? They
are totally discriminatory in favour
of those who live on or near a bus
route! ps Why is your spellcheck
American? Try typing in 'favour'
!!!!
Strongly Agree Not
Strongly Agree not
Strongly Agree Not @ all
Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree Not affected.
Strongly Agree Not applicable
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all and as I was never
aware that people in work did not
always have to pay council tax.
Strongly Agree Not at all as I do not receive any
benefits
Strongly Agree Not at all as I do not receive
benefits.
Strongly Agree Not at all other than to increase
my council tax if proposals such
as this are not put into effect.
Strongly Agree Not at all re-Council Tax Benefit
as I receive nil. But additional tax
income would reduce the impact
on us of other measures.
Strongly Agree Not at all.
Strongly Agree not directly affected
Strongly Agree not on benefits
Strongly Agree Not relevant to me.
Strongly Agree Not sure that it does but everyone
should pay something.
Strongly Agree On the basis that I currently pay a
large Cuncil Tax bill, I am in
favour of all measures that avoid
that increasing.
Strongly Agree Our household income is £17,000
and we get no financial support
with our council tax, so whilst this
proposal wouldn't directly affect
us, I think that if we can pay it in
full then others should make a
contribution if it is only 25%
Strongly Agree Should mean that it will minimise
Council Tax increases.
Strongly Agree So that every one pay council tax
not just the one that can pay it
Strongly Agree Swap coucil tax and merge with
income tax
Strongly Agree There needs to be discretion for
exeptional cases
Strongly Agree THIS PROPOSAL WOULD NOT
AFFECT ME.
Strongly Agree This proposal would not affect
myself or current financial
situation as I already pay full
yearly amount of council tax due
to being in full time employment. I
agree that if people are on low
income/benefits, these should pay
a portion towards council tax as a
service - its not a free service.
Strongly Agree This will not affect me directly but
i do agree with the principle of
contribution by all. My experience
is that many people do not see
CTB as money they receive from
the state therefore they have an
incomplete picture of how paying
council tax impacts on people
who do not receive CTB.
Strongly Agree THIS WOULD AFFECT ME, BUT
AS A SINGLE WOMAN WHO
HAS ORKED FULL TIME FOR
29N YEARS AND UNTIL
RECENTLY HAS ALWAYS PAID
HER WAY IN THE WORLD, I
FEELIT IS IMPORTANT FOR
EVERYONE TO CONTRIBUTA
TO COUNCIL TAX.
Strongly Agree This would have no direct affect
on me but I believe that everyone
should make a proportionate
contribution.
Strongly Agree This would help the council to
maintain their level of servicing
amenities.
Strongly Agree This would no longer affect me
but up until recently i was in
receipt of full council tax benefit
Strongly Agree This would not affect me
Strongly Agree This would not affect me
Strongly Agree This would not affect me directly,
but 25% contribution seems
reasonable. Any issues with this
should then be means tested on a
case by case basis.
Strongly Agree This would only affect me by
virtue of not increasing the
general council tax rates
Strongly Agree We all have benefits from this tax
and so everyone should
contribute.
Strongly Agree We are pensioners and this
proposal would lessen any future
Council Tax increase for
pensioners such as ourselves.
Everybody benefits from Council
services so it is only right that
everyone should contribute.
Strongly Agree We do not claim any benefits,
although we are pensioners, and
some months it can be a struggle
but it would be far more fair for us
all to contribute to our council tax.
Strongly Agree We do not receive any benefits.
Strongly Agree WE PAY WHATEVER IS
NECCARY TO FULFILL THE
OBJECTIVE
Strongly Agree Will not affect me at all because I
am in full time employment. My
wife is of pensionable age but we
do not claim any relief.
Strongly Agree wont affect as pensioner
Strongly Agree Wont affect me at all as I pay
100% of my Council Tax bill.
Everyone should pay something
towards the bill.
Strongly Agree Would be a fairer and better
system
Strongly Agree Would have no effect
Strongly Agree Would no affect me
Strongly Agree Would not
Strongly Agree Would not affect me
Strongly Agree Would not affect me
Strongly Agree Would not affect me
Strongly Agree Would not affect me as I am
being taxed for all my income
anyway. Why should this be
different for anyone else????
Strongly Agree would not affect me at the current
time
Strongly Agree Would not affect me but I feel that
contributing something towards
council services woould make
indviduals value those services
more.
Strongly Agree Would not affect me.
Strongly Agree WOULD PUT UP MY COUNCIL
TAX. SINGLE OAP ON VERY
HIGH BUDGET
Strongly Agree Wouldn't affect me
Strongly Agree Wouldn't as pay full council tax
Strongly Agree Yes
Strongly Agree Yes everyone benefits from local
services so everyone should
make a contribution
Strongly Agree Yes, adults need to contribute
towards society either financially
or otherwise. Except for the truly
destitute.
Strongly Disagree £200 extra to be paid by me and
family
Strongly Disagree 75% is still too much.
Strongly Disagree A 75% award calculated on which
band you live in would be unfair
as for some people (like me)
would go from paying nothing a
monthto a huge jump of around
£30? I do believe there should be
a fixed amount taken from us of
no more than £10 per month.
Strongly Disagree After losing my job due to an
accident in which I broke my back
I feel to tar all tenants with the
same brush is immoral. This
states to me that I am now in the
same category as those who do
not want to work and will do
anything to avoid it; this is grossly
unfair. Benefit should be
apportioned on an individual
basis.
Strongly Disagree Am already on a benefit that is
very low. I could not afford to pay
additional costs.
Strongly Disagree As a carer my income is already
very low. This kind of reduction in
income will cause hardship
Strongly Disagree As a single working mum (lone
parent) who works part time and
paying child care, will be a bit of a
struggle to live.
Strongly Disagree As a widow on low earbnings I get
some help so this proposal may
cause me to have to pay more
which I CAN NOT AFFORD
Strongly Disagree Because being a pensioner on
£70 a week am finding it hard
paying my own council tax.
Strongly Disagree Beintg on a fixed income which is
all taken up to pay ever increasing
bills for food etc where would I
find the extra that would be
required
Strongly Disagree Benefits are being cut back in all
areas. The amount you receive at
present is minimal and not much
above subsistance level.
Strongly Disagree benefits are paid as, "What
the law say's you need". To
take any other monies from the
amount would lesson the amount
the told needed.
Strongly Disagree Benefits are paid in an amount
that they have very little or no
spare money.
Strongly Disagree Couldn'tt afford to pay
Strongly Disagree Couuld not afford it after living &
bills
Strongly Disagree Does not affect me directly.
Strongly Disagree End up using all my savings due
to not being able to work due to
illness and only get £268 per
month at moment.
Strongly Disagree Husband in receipt of DLA &
Pension credit,. Wife working but
in receipt of carers allowance only
- no surplus cash to pay increase
so would have to cut fuel/ food
Strongly Disagree I already have to pay towards my
council TAX. It's hard trying to
manage with more cuts
Strongly Disagree I already pay towards my council
tax. It's hard enough trying to
manage
Strongly Disagree I am 60 years old, claiming
income based JSA, & 100%
council tax benefit. Making ends
meet is almost impossible now,
without further bills to pay.
Strongly Disagree I am a carer for my grandfather
and get carers allowance and do
not pay council tax at the
moment. I am worried that I will
not be able to afford it.
Strongly Disagree I am a single mum and already
struggle with day to day
expenses. I couldn't cover the
expense of yet another bill.
Strongly Disagree I am a single mum of 4 and the
only financial help I receive are
my benefits. I would be struggling
even more so than I am to keep a
roof over our heads.
Strongly Disagree I am a working single parent on a
low wage - I receive council tax
benefit. At the end of every week I
have no money left. What the
government have assumed is that
all people on any benefit can
make it stretch further, its just not
possible. Meanwhile in this area
there are many second homes
lying empty people with vast
income who can afford to have
multiple properties, who should
pay more.
Strongly Disagree I am disabled / widow, home
owner and barely keeping roof
over my head - gas , electricity,
water charges are extremely high.
If I an unable to keep my home I'll
become a burden on the state
Strongly Disagree I am disabled and always ill 24/7,
this would affect me greatly in my
expenditure and paying people to
help me.
Strongly Disagree I am in receipt of full benefit at
present. I also have a spere
bedroom so out of my limited
sickness benefits I'm going to
have to rent top up & c tax
Strongly Disagree I am in receipt of Incapacity
benefit, Income Support & 100%
council tax benefit. On such a low
income a sudden,
disproportionate outgoing
(compared with cost of living
index & yearly increase in my
income) of this large amount
(25% of charge) is unfair.
Strongly Disagree I am on a fixed income. Have
DLA, both parts. Was made
redundant in 2009. I have to
choose what to pay. This would
be a strain I could do without.
Strongly Disagree I am on benefits and have a
restricted benefit.
Strongly Disagree I am on DLA for mental illness.
Strongly Disagree I am on Income Support which is
not much to live on and pay my
bills.
Strongly Disagree I am on jobseekers allowance
some of which is taken out to
cover arrears by seekers. I have
my daughter living with me 3 days
a week and have to provide for
her. I can't afford paying any
money out until I get employment.
Strongly Disagree I am on lowest income and really
struggle even without paying at
present
Strongly Disagree I am on very low income. This
Proposal would affect such basics
as being able to heat my home,
feed myself in a health way,
clothe myself.
Strongly Disagree I am replying on behalf of an
organisation and it will affect
individual members differently.
Strongly Disagree I am struggling to manage now, to
take more money away would put
me into debt
Strongly Disagree I can not afford this now let alone
next year
Strongly Disagree I cannot afford to lose any c tax
benefit
Strongly Disagree I could not find the extra £335.50
a year to pay, even if it could be
paid weekly it would mean I would
have to make major cuts in my
budget affecting my children
Strongly Disagree I currently hace 100% rebate
which I would lose
Strongly Disagree I disagree because I only recieve
carers allowance. My wife can
only work part-time due to ill
health.
Strongly Disagree I do not currently pay council tax
as am unemployed. However I
am hoping to soon return to my
career. My current income is so
low I would struggle to pay.
Strongly Disagree I get full council tax benefit now
can ot afford to pay anything
Strongly Disagree I get lower rate disability living
allowance. I may suffer in some
ways.
Strongly Disagree I have a health problem which
means I am unable to walk
currently. To have to pay this
amount per week out of my
current benefit would leave me in
great hardship. When I am
already struggling to keep warm,
etc. and run my car (my village
has no shops or other facilities).
Strongly Disagree i have a very low income &
currently get 100% council tax
benefit which helps me alot- i
would struggle to have to pay
£6.45 every week out of my
money that i earn.
Strongly Disagree I have no other income so ow can
I pay a 1/4 of my bill. Just
because I am of working age as
no relavance. I have been trying
to get a job for a long time.
Strongly Disagree I have severe arthristis , had noth
knees & hips replaced, live every
day in pain and classed as
disabled, I struggle on my income
now. If all the changes go through
I will lose my home!! I worked all
my life till I had this illness and I
didn't choose to be like this!!
Strongly Disagree I live alone, I'm disabled. At the
moment, I get 100% council tax
benefit. Paying so much money
would mean I can't afford heating
oil for my house anymore. It is too
much. I hate taking benefits and
workd full-time as a teacher until I
became disabled after an
accident. I don't think anyone
should 'take' benefits, but people
who need them should be helped.
Strongly Disagree I strongly disagree with it. I'm
single and disabled age 58yrs.
Come April 1st 2013 I will have to
start paying rent of £14 per week
so this will make my weekly
outgoing to £20.45 weekly with no
extra help from benefits.
Strongly Disagree I struggle to pay bills as it is, this
would mean my family having to
have less food or fall behind on
some bills
Strongly Disagree I think all income should be taken
into account BUT if people are on
very low incomes they should not
have to pay more council tax.
Strongly Disagree I think all the shortfalls could be
met by reducing the pay deals of
Senior officers and reducing
council pension controbutions to
the same level as the private
sector.
Strongly Disagree I think couples are penalised as
they get a lower amount of
benefits than 2 single people.
Couples save the government by
living together as if they are made
redundant & living in rented
accomodation then only 1 housing
benefot claim is made.
Strongly Disagree I will have to pay money out of the
hardship money of £100 every 2
1/2 wks.
Strongly Disagree I would affect me because I live
on incapacity benefit and a very
small amount of income support.
Also I have a debt relief order and
I have to budget as it is with very
little left for anything else. I also
have to top up my rent as I am on
housing benefit.
Strongly Disagree I would be severly affected
financially as I am currently
unable to work due to illness and
therefore have to budget within
my means.
Strongly Disagree I would be unhappy to think that
people struggling on low income
or benefits for sickness would
have to find an extra £26 per
month for council tax at a time
when the cost of living is rising.
£26 is huge for people on low
incomes.
Strongly Disagree I would find it hard to provide for
my son if this happened as I
struggle financially now on the
money I receive without having to
deduct it to pay more bills..
Strongly Disagree I would have to find money that I
don't have - unless benefits from
DWP were to go up to cover the
extra cost. As it is, it would be
impossible to pay the £6.45 a
week - especially in the winter
when heating & lighting is so
expensive.
Strongly Disagree I would have to reduce a basic
need such as food or clothing to
find the extra.
Strongly Disagree I would starve.
Strongly Disagree I would struggle alot to pay my
outgoings
Strongly Disagree If I or anyone became
unemployed the minimum income
is barely enough to live on let
alone taking more away. Crime
will increase.
Strongly Disagree If income support does not
provide £6.45 a week extra
income support I cannot afford to
pay council tax of £6.45 as per
your example.
Strongly Disagree If one was in receipt of Job
Seekers Allowance then £6.45 a
week would represent
approximately 10% of your
income. It is completely
unreasonable to expect people on
the lowest incomes to pay this
amount towards Council Tax. In
reality £6.45 equates to one days
food budget for someone on JSA.
Strongly Disagree If you are unemployed this is a
hefty amount out of the money
you have to live on and support
children
Strongly Disagree I'm already in debt and living on
the breadline. i couldn't afford it.
I'm on ESA due to mental health
problems.
Strongly Disagree I'm on a very low budget as it is.
Suffer from mental health issues I
can't afford it.
Strongly Disagree In respect of price increase with
food, petrol for work gas/ecet
would more expense.
Strongly Disagree Increase my council tax!
Strongly Disagree It does not affect me working age
people does not mean working
people.
Strongly Disagree it does'nt
Strongly Disagree It doesn't I pay full council tax.
Strongly Disagree It is extremely likely that the
couple will not have the funds to
pay this charge. I will be affected
as local poverty and hardship will
increase, although I myself will
not suffer financially I may have to
start supporting food banks.
Strongly Disagree It might.
Strongly Disagree It wont affect me but I believe that
poorer families have already been
hit hard by the cuts and this
proposal means that poorer
families will have larger increases
than the average council tax
payer.
Strongly Disagree It won't effect me but that is not
the point, you are taking away
from people who are already on
the most basic level of income
there is. We need to target this
on the higher earners not the
lowest.
Strongly Disagree It woudl make it nearly impossible
to pay the bills, I would have to
cut back on food as I only get £50
on tax credit and have to earn any
more money not always possible.
Strongly Disagree It would affect us greatly as I am a
carer for my disabled partner and
our budget is so tight with three
young children it could mean we
have to miss out fresh fruit and
veg or cut out a main mean for
our children or my disabled
partner would be more confined
to the house as we would have to
cut down on petrol.
Strongly Disagree It would be very difficult to live so
it would be a big difference.
Strongly Disagree It would cause severe hardship.
Council Tax Benefit is paid to the
lowest income people, many of
whom are vulnerable and fall
within the 3 popular measures of
poverty.To say that all people,
regardless of their means,should
contribute goes against the fabric
of our society.In a civilised society
it is not acceptable for people to
go without food or other basic
amenities.If the maximum support
is limited how are people already
in poverty supposed to find extra
money for council tax?The
changes will cause costs
(retraining,stationary,information
points, increased enquires) and
by billing people who have no
means to pay extra costs
pursuing non payment.If the
principle of "contribution
according to means"is
preserved those additional costs
could be saved.If the £1.3 million
were funded by increasing council
tax to the 61,000 households not
in receipt of benefit the amount of
increase would be 40 pence per
week per household. The council
has two choices: to adopt a
"regardless of means"
policy which will cause hardship to Strongly Disagree It would cost us money
Strongly Disagree It would exacerbate the stress
and anxiety I already suffer due to
my financial circumstance. I
amunable to work due to disability
Strongly Disagree It would give us hardship finding
the money to pay 25% ofour
council tax. We live in a band A
property so are costing other
taxpayers the minimum perhaps
level should be raised to 90%
Strongly Disagree It would leave me very short of
money
Strongly Disagree It would mean I would struggle
week to week with my budget but
also agree that something has to
change in the future.
Strongly Disagree It would mean me paying out
money I can not afford ! I am on a
fixed income and already
struyggle to make ends meet
Strongly Disagree It would mean that money that
would be used for food etc would
have to be spent on council tax.
Strongly Disagree It would not
Strongly Disagree It wouldn't
Strongly Disagree Low income families will suffer.
Strongly Disagree Lower income people would have
to pay the 1/4 council tax from
another benefit. Left hand paying
right?
Strongly Disagree makes me very scared. I can't
afford to live on the income I have
now. Another bill to pay means I
have to use less electric, buy less
food, use less heating.
Strongly Disagree Mark already worries about
money, it affects his health and
his benefit is not meeting his
needs. Leaving him unable to buy
clothes of household bills. Paying
extra £335 year would affect we
buy
Strongly Disagree Me and my partner are struggling
with bills and running the
household. If these was to
happen we would more than likely
not able to pay as we got alot of
bill arrears.
Strongly Disagree My health is rapidly deterioting. I
have no one to talk yo, and no
possibiilty of ver working again.
Any further concessions or
increases to an already
unsustainable life will result in
prison or suicide
Strongly Disagree My house is incorrectly banded as
a B instead of an A. Therefore I
would be paying more council tax
than someone else in the same
position as me, other than their
house being band A. I'm a single
parent with only one child and
also poorer than a person with
benefits for 2 children. My house
is 2 bedrooms.
Strongly Disagree My husband has primary
progressive multiple sclerosis and
In a wheelchair and I'm his carer
(full time)
Strongly Disagree My wife and I live on state benefit
which is the minimum the
government says a couple needs
to live on. Do the maths.
Strongly Disagree My wife gets high mobility & care,
DLA & ESA. I get carers
allowance (+cb & child tax credit).
This would take us below what
the govt says we should be living
on.
Strongly Disagree No affect to me but people on
minimum benefit would not be
able to afford this
Strongly Disagree No not necessarily.... poorer
people are taught nothing by this.
Richer people can pay more and
not suffer.
Strongly Disagree not at all
Strongly Disagree Not at all but I strongly object to
asking the poorest to pay 25% of
their Council tax. The maximum
that would be defensible, and not
for the very poorest, is 10%
Strongly Disagree Not sure at the moment.
Strongly Disagree On my benefits I would have to
cut down on my food to meet the
extra cost.
Strongly Disagree Only have DWP support & with
the cost of Elec, Gas, food going
up how do you service
Strongly Disagree Only just enough to live on now,
another £6.45 a week may not
seem alot but with increase in the
cost of licving it woould have a
major impact on my family
Strongly Disagree people aren't financial able to
afford paying. Its not there fault,
those who have high earning
should pay more.
Strongly Disagree People have been entitled to this
benefit for a reason i.e they are
on a very low income. A reduction
in benefit would make their
situation even worse!
Strongly Disagree People in receipt of ESA ( was
incapacity benefit) cannot afford
to pay £6.45 per week.
Strongly Disagree People on benefit should not pay
as may have very little money,
like me. I want to work but finding
it very difficult. We should not be
penalised something that is not
our fault
Strongly Disagree People on the lowest incomes can
not afford £6.45 per week, as
well as utilities, internet access to
job search, bus fare/transport,
clothing, food, household
insurance, life insurance and pay
£6.45 per week out of £71
(approx) per week.
Strongly Disagree People on the lowest incomes
receive C.T benefit because they
can't affird to pay council tax. It
will cost more to prosecute those
who fail to pay.
Strongly Disagree Receiving housing benefit &
council tax. So this could affect.
Strongly Disagree Remove my partners working tax
credit by 50% 1 weeks payment
Strongly Disagree Rents are already too high in this
area and I can barely cover my
rent with my benefits. £6.45 a
week on top of rent & utility bills is
too much! Whys hould the
poorest in this county be
penalised for the bad investments
of your management (The Iceland
Banks) & the bailout of the Banks.
Strongly Disagree retired
Strongly Disagree The Council is diverting other
benefit payments given by
parliament into it's own coffers. If
the example could not find
£335pa they would be
SUMMONSED.
Strongly Disagree There are some cases where a
family needs all the help they can
get. Setting the maximum at 75%
disadvantages these families.
Strongly Disagree These proposals would effect my
living as i currently receive jsa,
with all outgoings this would mean
an approximate loss of £35 per
month, these so called goverment
reforms are once again targeting
the less well off and placing more
pressure on those who need help.
atahe goverment say they want to
help people back into work ...
thats good but dont penalise them
and make life more difficult when
they are less able to manage on
what they have.
Strongly Disagree this means that anyone now
getting full benifit will be a lot
worse off, the present system is
worked out and the people on low
incomes do not have to pay
towards this unjust tax because
they are on the bread line
Strongly Disagree This proposal would affect my
income. this would cut into my
pension crediit and small pension
Strongly Disagree This would affect me greatly as I
only have my pension & waht my
daughter pays into the household.
Strongly Disagree This would be too big a burden for
people already suffering a wage
freeze and price increases acorss
the board - 80% wouls be more
humane
Strongly Disagree This would mean finding the
shortfall somehow, if not from my
income support, then from my
Child Benefit, either meaning
extra financial burden for my
family.
Strongly Disagree Unless benefit is increased to
allow us to afford this then it is
unfair to hit us up if we can not
work due to being a carer.
Strongly Disagree Unless several people in a house
= more money coming in. Where
only one person has a very low
income (TV, Mortgage in my
case). And most like me are
disabled. This would be a
disaster. DWP only pays a
proportion of my mortgage
interest and not all of it.
Strongly Disagree we already have to chose whether
to eat or have any heating on.
Strongly Disagree We are low income people. We
can't afford the high living
standard already. If Proposal A is
carried we xcan't buy any daily
necessities anymore.
Strongly Disagree We are on a string budget
already, our only pleasure apart
from food is getting the weekly
newspaper once a week.
Strongly Disagree We are stretched to the limit now,
and sometimes cannot pay bills.
This would affect our kids greatly
and would mean a reduction of
weekly shopping
Strongly Disagree We currentky don't pay any
council tax and I don't know how
we would find the money. High
earning people can afford to pay.
Where should we take the £6.45
a week from - our food bill?
Strongly Disagree We currently receive full council
tax benefit. We have a lot of
outgoings (mainly debts) and this
would put more financial pressure
on us if all our income remained
the same.
Strongly Disagree We live on a tight budget now and
live from week to week on my
pension.
Strongly Disagree We pay towards or rent and
council tax but there is only so
much money we have.
Strongly Disagree We struggle now so would
struggle more if we had to pay
more. And we both work.
Strongly Disagree We will struggle as my partner is
on minimum wage. And we have
a 12 week old baby and we don't
have mucg financial help.
Strongly Disagree we're on benefits and struggle
with our finance as it is, why
should people on low income be
made to struggle even more.
Strongly Disagree Whatever money we would have
to spend on council tax would
mean less to spend on other
things for which we do not have
already.
Strongly Disagree When unemployed I would have
been unable to pay council tax.
Strongly Disagree Why don't you take a look at
people who claim disability living
allowance, plus income support
on top.
Strongly Disagree With a young son at college, and
being out of work every penny
counts. Trying to pay essential
bills and putting food on the table
is hard.
Strongly Disagree With the new laws for empty
bedrooms in the house I
wouldthen have to find about £20
week to compensate this as well .
With being a carer for my
husband this would be very hard.
Strongly Disagree Would be worse off if had to pay
anything as things are tight
enough.
Strongly Disagree Would cut my money in half
would not have enough to live on.
Strongly Disagree Would force me to move.
Strongly Disagree Would make it very difficult to live.
Strongly Disagree Would make me worse off when
I'm already struggling.
Strongly Disagree yes if they earn a wage
Strongly Disagree Yet again, the less well off in
society are being targeted.
Strongly Disagree You have not made provision for
working age disabled people who
exist on benefits, especially those
wil special needs who are not
able to hold a job.
Agree that everyone should pay a
small amount of council.
Disagree as I will be worse off as I
am a vulnerable adult with
learning disabilities. As I don't
earn anymore and all my money
comes to me via the benefits I
receive, I would find it difficult to
find any extra money to pay the
increased proposal.
C ould maintain present level of C
Tax
Having found myself with ill health
& only being on SSP I still have to
pay a contribution to council tax
benefit I was taking home less
than people on benefits leving me
struggling to pay all bills.
I agree in principle but this must
be means tested to ensure that
those on lowest income or JSA
are not penalised
I struggle to survive and eat on
current benefit. I will have to go
without food and heating if
implemented
It reduces capacity to travel to the
nearest town = 1 return bus fare.
(At present I cannot travel much
on the bus anyway ie norm is one
journey a week £4.90.
We are pensioners and not
affected AT PRESENT. Can't tick
a box though. We fell that
everything depends on peoples
income/abilities/unavoidable
outgoings, etc.
With the rising prices of fuel
electric & gas and public transport
there is simply no spare money
each fortnight
Agree Additional Council income would limit
impact on general Council Tax levels and
level of services provided
Agree Again, as I work and have to pay Council
Tax, regardless of circumstances so
should everyone.
Agree All income should be taken into
consideration regardless!
Agree as above
Agree As above. All income should be
calculated as contributable at 100%.
People need to work for a living, not
heavily subsidised.
Agree Depends again on how much the other
money is.
Agree Do not know
Agree DOES NOT AFFECT
Agree Does not affect me
Agree Does not affect me - don't reduce child
maintenance for my children.
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect our household
Agree Does not apply as we have no children
Agree Doesn't
Agree Doesn't affect me
Agree Doesn't affect me
Agree Doesn't affect me
Agree Doesn't affect me.
Agree Doesn't affect me.
Agree Doesn't affect me.
Agree Don't understand.
Agree Everyone should pay a little.
Agree Everyone should pay their way in society!!
Agree I agree if it is not taken into account in any
way. N/A
Agree I do agree as they would have more
income as a household. More than one
persons income/benefits. People
shouldn't have kids if they can't afford
them!
Agree I do get maintenance - as long as a
weekly charge is not too high then of
course it should be paid by myself
Agree I have no dependant children.
Agree I receive a small amount of child
maintenance of £ 13 a week so this
would mean I would have this taken into
account when my council tax liability is
calculated
Principle 2 - All income should be taken into account
Proposal B - All Child Maintenance received will be included when
calulating Council Tax support
Agree I receive child maintenance and would be
happy that some of it be calculated as
income but I think it should be less than
20%
Agree I think all income should be taken into
account BUT if people are on very low
incomes they should not have to pay
more council tax.
Agree I would pay more council tax
Agree it does'nt
Agree It doesn't affect me at all.
Agree It doesn't but see my answer to A
Agree It doesnt.people have to take account for
their actions. I strongly disagree that
feckless people should be given money to
counter for their mistakes and actions.
Agree It is an income so shoud be included.
Agree It is an income so shoud be included.
Agree it is difficult to agree or disagree to this
proposal unless we know more about
circumstances of family
Agree It will affect me because of other
household bills to pay such as electricity
bill gas bill and water bill plus T V licence
as well and shopping
Agree It will not
Agree It will not affect me as I am single.
Agree It won't affect me as I don't get council tax
benefit but it is still part of the claimants
income so I believe it should be included.
Agree It won't but I have concerns for my son's
low income family.
Agree It won't I have no children
Agree It won't.
Agree It won't.
Agree It would help to keep my Council Tax
payment to a reasonable level.
Agree It would not
Agree It would not affect me
Agree it would not affect me
Agree It would not affect me personally.
Agree It would not affect me.
Agree It would not but I think that all income
should be taken into account.
Agree It would not.
Agree It would not.
Agree It wouldn't
Agree It wouldn't affect me financially.
Agree It wouldn't affect me personally but it
would make it fairer for everyone
Agree It wouldn't.
Agree Less money to live on.
Agree Mrs Smith is enjoying luxuries that I could
not even imagine having Not affected
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree n/a
Agree N/A - I don't have children.
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No children
Agree No direct effect
Agree no effect
Agree No effect
Agree no effect
Agree No effect
Agree No effect.
Agree No effect.
Agree No effect.
Agree No living children so no affect
Agree Not
Agree not
Agree Not affect us
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree not affected
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree not at all
Agree Not at all.
Agree not directly affected
Agree Only if parent receiving maintenancestill
gets to keep it all and it doesn't affect their
benefit
Agree Only receive a small amount of child
maintenance so effect would be minimal.
Agree Other unearned income could be
considered.
Agree retired
Agree Rule 2B: child benefit is given to children
to enhance their life prospects and pay for
general necessities such as clothes and
shoes; therefore, it should not be taken
away from them to pay for council tax.
Agree That would be ok as long as maintenance
was in payment regularly.
Agree THE HOME IS USED AS THE BASIS
FOR DETERMINING COUNCIL TAX, SO
TOTAL INCOME SHOULD BE
COUNTED
Agree The maintenance I did NOT receive was
taken into consideration from time to time,
so I am sure maintenance you Do receive
should
Agree The maintenance is paid to cover the cost
of the child this includes keeping a roof
over their head so the monies should be
included
Agree The proposal would not affect me.
Agree The worker has to use ALL their income,
from whatever the source, so should the
people who get benefit help
Agree There needs to be discretion for
exeptional cases
Agree This does not affect me. I do not feel
able to comment on this proposal.
Agree This does not affect me. If your council
tax benefit is worked out on your weekly
wage, then maintenance is classed as
extra income but if she stays on her own
without a partner moving in then her
council tax benefit should remain the
same, but if she has someone move into
her household then council tax benefit
should be revised. Send someone to the
address to check for lodgers etc.
Agree This does not affect us because I do not
receive monies from a former partner.
However I tend to agree as monies
received from former partner have been
ignored then I see no reason why it
should not be taken into account.
Agree This doesn't affect us but if it did it would
be acceptable as this is classed as an
income.
Agree THIS PROPOSAL WOULD NOT
AFFECT ME
Agree this proposal would not affect me
Agree This proposal would not affect me.
Agree This scenario doesn't affect me but it
seems fair!
Agree this will not affect us
Agree This would be the best way to pay
towards council tax. Most people on
benefit want to pay it if an amount they
can afford.
Agree This would not affect me
Agree This would not affect me at all, my
children are grown and have their own
homes.
Agree This would not affect me or my family but
I feel that this type of income should be
included.
Agree This would not affect me personally but I
am very aware of many people in this
circumstance and it seems a fairer
distribution than others, but still one that
could cause less support for young
people as the money for their care will be
out into the council tax.
Agree This would not affect me.
Agree This would not affect me.
Agree This would not affect me.
Agree thsi would not affect me as I do not
recieve maintenance.
Agree unaffected
Agree Why should this not be included it is
income
Agree will help towards council tax for everyone.
Agree Won't affect me.
Agree Would have no affect on me personally
but I agree with the proposal
Agree Would not
Agree would not
Agree Would not affect me
Agree Would not affect me as my partner dos
not pay for his children
Agree Would not affect me.
Agree Would not affect me.
Agree wouldn't
Agree Yes income is income
Disagree again because the person might not get
enough money to live on.
Disagree Agree but why adult. Are they vulnerable
and if so don't agree
Disagree All income from government or other
linked support is not enough to survive
and should be ignored . Including
CARERS ALLOWANCE. Which is a
below minimum wage paid by the
government (breaks its own law) and
restricts what you can earn to less than £
100 per week. Your proposal would
force more claims from other family
members in different households not less.
Disagree Although this would not directly affect me
I think some single parents will find it hard
to cope but on the whole we will
eventually suffer.
Disagree Any maintenance for a child, is supposed
to solely be for that childs individual
needs. maintenace is supposed to be for
children under working age. i thought that
they were too young to pay this council
tax. beacuse that is who would be paying.
Disagree At £ 5 a week £ 20 a month. Means of
buying school clothes shoes trainers.
Activities after school. Be a stretch on a
budget.
Disagree Because people can't afford it.
Disagree Child maintenance for most is an
unreliable and haphazard payment from
ex partners. Sometimes it's not paid in
it's entirity.
Disagree Child maintenance is awarded and paid to
benefit the child and not the government,
this does not personally affect me but
again, it is tarring tenants with the same
brush. A large proportion of single
parents rely on this money to put food in
their mouths.
Disagree Child maintenance is awarded by the
courts & is usally only small & this
penalises someone in receipt of benefit
and create greater family poverty.
Disagree Child maintenance is for the child
Disagree Child maintenance is for the child - not
housing costs
Disagree child maintenance sometimes stops for
no reason and CSA tell everyone that you
will be receiving it so deductions are
made even though you actually receive
nothing for years. As I currently do not
claim Council Tax Benefit it does not
affect me, I did have a 3 year temporary
gap in payments from CSA.
Disagree Child maintenence should go directly to
the children - food, clothes
Disagree Depending upon how many benefits are
being claimed
Disagree do not know, does not affect me
Disagree Does not affect
Disagree Does not affect me at all as in a happily
married family but this money is to help
with nappies or for the child and I don't
think so fair.
Disagree Does not affect me.
Disagree Doesn't affect me but what is the point of
giving with one hand and taking away with
the other.
Disagree Ex wives should not be responsible for
errors of his former room mates. What is
left for children.
Disagree I am a single dada and only get £ 7 for my
son from my ex wife.
Disagree I consider it appalling that money that
should be for the benefit of children is
seen as an "income". Children
are powerless and the impact of this
proposal may well have a negative impact
on them. Benefits should be according to
need. They are not a conveniece for
spending reduction. Either parents would
seek more help from Fathers, who may
also be affected by benefit changes, or be
forced to trim back on other spending.
Benefits should be fair but using children
as a means of saving money seems
counter-productive to a healthy future
society.
Disagree I disagree because children are
expensive to keep healthy and well
presented.
Disagree I don't receive any maintenance from my
ex husband or partner
Disagree I think child maintenance is for the child
and consequently doesn't belong to the
treasury, it may discourage working
parents to be better off at home when you
consider child minding/nursery fees
payable to go out to work.
Disagree I think it should depend on whether the
person receiving the maintenance has an
earning partner living with them. If they
are a single parent living alone the
maintenance payments should not be
taken into account.
Disagree It does not affect me but I think it would
be an unfair increase in a sinlge mother's
outgoings.
Disagree It doesn't
Disagree It doesn't
Disagree It doesn't affect me but children are not
cheap to feed or clothe.
Disagree It won't - but I wonder how it can be
operated fairly when so many people
entitled to child maintenance payments
don't always actually receive them
Disagree It won't - I am far too old to have children
qualifying for Child Benefit
Disagree It won't affect me but may contribute to
child poverty.
Disagree It won't affect me but may contribute to
child poverty.
Disagree It won't.
Disagree It would
Disagree it would not
Disagree it would not affect me
Disagree it would not affect me
Disagree It would not affect me at all.
Disagree It would not affect me but would affect
both my daughters.
Disagree It wouldn't
Disagree It wouldn't affect me but taking some
money which is meant for a child is
wrong.
Disagree It wouldn't as I do not receive any.
Disagree Maintenance for the children should be
left alone. Doesn't affect us.
Disagree Maintenance is for the children. I receive
an adoption allowance but for my child.
she has emotional behaviour problems
and I need the money to support and pay
for things that will benefit her. Far better
to be able to meet her needs myself than
look for support to come from county
funds.
Disagree My ex husband only pays £ 78 p/week for
3 children. I can't feed them on it. Never
mind school trips & clothes. Council tax is
another headache bill for a single mother.
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree n/a
Disagree n/a
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree n/a
Disagree N/A
Disagree n/a
Disagree N/A Mrs Smiths son would be
contributing to local services. The
maintenance is for the children not to pay
the binman.
Disagree Nil effect
Disagree NO AFFECT
Disagree No affect
Disagree No affect. No children.
Disagree No change for me
Disagree No change.
Disagree No effect
Disagree Not affect me.
Disagree Not affected
Disagree Not affected
Disagree Not applicable to me
Disagree Not at all
Disagree not at all
Disagree Not directly but I can see it would affect
low income families.
Disagree Not in receipt of benefit - no affect
Disagree Principle1 states that - all working age
people should contribute towards their
council tax. Children are not of working
age, yet by this proposal are being asked
to do so ... albeit it indirectly.
Disagree Single parents should not be penalizes
and nor should the children, which is what
will happen
Disagree Support would be reduced
Disagree The child would suffer with less money
coming in
Disagree The effect is on the child
Disagree The idea of child maintenance is to assist
in the daily upbringing of a child and not to
be given in one hand and taken away with
the other. Not enough people look after
their children to a high level as it is - this
gives them greater reason not to! This
would greatly affect our income as we
struggle now.
Disagree This is again exclusive as non parents are
excused.
Disagree This proposal would not affect me.
Disagree This proposal would not directly affect
me, I do not have children. I do, however,
think that child maintenance should NOT
be taken into account with regards to the
calculation of Council Tax Benefit. If the
maintenance benefit is used correctly
(and I know this is difficult to
achieve/monitor) it should be used directly
on and for the child(ren), not to go on
Council Tax.
Disagree This would not affect me
Disagree This would not affect me
Disagree This would not affect me
Disagree This would not affect me as I do not get
money from my son's father for his care.
Disagree WEe try to help my son who is a parent to
two boys,. He is on low income
Disagree Will not affect me
Disagree Will not affect me
Disagree will not affect me
Disagree Will not affect me.
Disagree Will Not. This should not be taken from
the child allowance, The former partner
should pay an additional contribution
separately.
Disagree Would have thought that a payment had
been awarded as being neccessary
Disagree Would not affect me as I don't have
children.
Disagree Would not affect me as I pay full Council
Tax
Disagree Would not affect me but this should be
means tested if put in effect & low income
single parents exempted.
Disagree Would not affect me, single man living
alone.
Disagree Would not affect me.
Disagree would not effect me but would several
friends who are allready struggling
financially
Disagree wouldn't affect me, but is picking on the
children who may not get maintenance
regularly anyway if the man is unreliable.
Disagree Yes as above
Strongly Agree Above the tax exemption allownace level
ALL income should be counted. Income
is everything coming in on which you live.
Strongly Agree Again, what am I agreeing to? I am
strongly in favour of the proposed
scheme.
Strongly Agree All income should be taken into account
including savings. some absent parents
pay nothing so the primary carer is worse
off than those receiving maintenance
payments.
Strongly Agree All income should be taken into account
when benefits are calculated. It's still an
income.
Strongly Agree all income should be taken into
consideration
Strongly Agree All income should be used providing the
maintenance is paid on a regular basis. I
do not understand why its not counted.
Its an income.
Strongly Agree All income should count, it's fair. Except
child benefit which is specifiaclly aimed at
child - not the house.
Strongly Agree ALL money coming into the house by
EVERYONE who lives at that property
should be assessed to calculate what
must be paid.
Strongly Agree All my income is taken into account so
should be same for everyone
Strongly Agree All my income is taken into account. So
same for everyone
Strongly Agree As above
Strongly Agree As above
Strongly Agree As above
Strongly Agree as above
Strongly Agree As above, no direct impact upon me, but
income, or available finance, should be a
common factor for all.
Strongly Agree As per principle 1. Child maintenance
payments are income so should be taken
into account when assessing council tax
liability.
Strongly Agree As principle 1
Strongly Agree because every one should paid
somethink
Strongly Agree Child maintenance should be included
because it is money received.
Strongly Agree Child maintence is another income and
the majority of the time goes into the
household budget towards bills, food etc
and then if any money is left it may be
used toward the child / children. This will
not affect my circumstances.
Strongly Agree Chils maintenance is an income so shoud
be taken into account.
Strongly Agree Ditto
Strongly Agree does not
Strongly Agree Does not affect me
Strongly Agree Does not affect me
Strongly Agree DOES NOT AFFECT ME BUT VERY
UNFAIRSOMEBODY CAN RECEIVE
MORE BENEFITS THAN I EARN. tOTAL
INCOME MUST BE CONSIDERED
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect our household as we pay
100%
Strongly Agree Does not as child now an adult, but
believe it should as there should be an
equal playing field.
Strongly Agree Doesn't affect me. but maintenance
should be counted
Strongly Agree Ex wives should not be responsible for
errors of his former room mates. What is
left for children.
Strongly Agree Her child then she should pay
Strongly Agree I am incredulous that all income is
currently not taken into account and 20p
in the £ 1 is a minimal reduction.
Strongly Agree I do not have children as I cannot afford
them at present and therefore use
'protection' as I am a responsible
individual. Child maintenance is to help
support the upbringing of the child in the
absence of the wage packet from the
other (ex)partner. Therefore why should
that be exempt from benefit calculations?
If Mr Smith was living in the same house
and paying Mrs Smith £ 25 'chores'
money then that would be counted. So
yes, child maintenance does need to be
counted.
Strongly Agree I do not receive any Council Tax Benefit
so would not directly affect me
Strongly Agree I don't get payments made to me ignored
when calculating income tax, why should
they get money and it be ignored and we
tax payers pay more?
Strongly Agree I f a household recieve chid maintenance
this shoukld be taken into account as it is
extra imcome. No one in our hosuehold
receives child maintenance,
Strongly Agree I have 1 kid and would be worse off but I
should contribute.
Strongly Agree I have no children
Strongly Agree i have to divulge any extra income I
receive toqualify for housing benefit so of
course she should divulge details of other
income not faitr otherwise
Strongly Agree I think all sources of income should be
considered when calculating all benefits.
Strongly Agree i will not be affected as i neither receive
nor pay maintenance
Strongly Agree If it is ignored they could be getting
hundreds of pounds a week and still claim
benefit. I think all income should be
accounted for so people who work don't
have to pay an unfairly large part of the
bill.
Strongly Agree If it is income then there should be a
payment towards council tax.
Strongly Agree If you cannot afford children then you
should not have them. Parents receive
Council Services and should there
contribute to there cost.
Strongly Agree It doesn't affect me.
Strongly Agree It doesn't.
Strongly Agree It is an income so shoud be included.
Strongly Agree It will not affect me
Strongly Agree it wont
Strongly Agree It won't
Strongly Agree it would mean mrs smith making some
contribution to local services.
Strongly Agree It would mean that I do not have to pay as
much for those who choose to have
children and then abandon them. I do not
have any of my own and therefore
subsidise those that do.
Strongly Agree it would not
Strongly Agree It would not affect me
Strongly Agree It would not affect me at all. It does
however seem to be a waste of money for
national government to give with one
hand while local government takes some
of it back with the other. Silly but
necessary, unfortunately.
Strongly Agree It would not affect me.
Strongly Agree It would not affect me.
Strongly Agree It would not affect me.
Strongly Agree It would not but I agree ALL income
should be included as there is no
incentive for people to consider working /
getting out of the benefit trap.
Strongly Agree It wouldn't
Strongly Agree It wouldn't
Strongly Agree It wouldn't affect me.
Strongly Agree It wouldn't but I think it's fair that child
maintenance is taking into account.
Strongly Agree It wouldn't.
Strongly Agree Maintenance SHOULD be taken ino
account. Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree More money would be available for othr
essential services for the benefit of the
wider community
Strongly Agree Mrs Smith recieves the income, it is better
than earned as it is tax free (Others have
paid the tax).
Strongly Agree My Council Tax bill will not be so high
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree n/a
Strongly Agree n/p
Strongly Agree na
Strongly Agree NA
Strongly Agree Na
Strongly Agree NA
Strongly Agree Nil
Strongly Agree Nil
Strongly Agree Nil
Strongly Agree No
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No Affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree no affect7
Strongly Agree No direct effect
Strongly Agree No effect
Strongly Agree No effect on me
Strongly Agree No efffect
Strongly Agree No idea at this stage. Irrelevant anyway
as principles behind proposals are what is
needed
Strongly Agree None
Strongly Agree Not
Strongly Agree Not
Strongly Agree Not @ all
Strongly Agree Not affect me.
Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree Not affected.
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all as I do not receive any benefits
Strongly Agree Not at all other than the implementation of
a fairer system with the effect of reducing
the onus on those of us who pay our
council tax in full.
Strongly Agree Not at all.
Strongly Agree Not at all. Income is income.
Strongly Agree not atall
Strongly Agree Not on benefits but don't see why we
should ignore extra payments receive by
people that can be £ 300 per month.
Strongly Agree Not personally affected, but believe it
reinforces a feeling of belonging to the
community
Strongly Agree Not relevant to me.
Strongly Agree ONCE AGAIN WHY SHOULD OTHER
TAX PAYERS KEEPING FOOTING THE
BILL
Strongly Agree pensioner - 2 in house + 2 pensions
Strongly Agree people should contribute, however great
or small
Strongly Agree see above
Strongly Agree See above - former partners/parents
should be resposible for their children
Strongly Agree Should mean that it will minimise Council
Tax increases.
Strongly Agree The information at HMRC should provide
the necessary data. There is no need to
duplicate this data collection
Strongly Agree The rules for the payment of council tax
should be the same as Income Tax - all
income should be counted.
Strongly Agree There are currently too many benefits.
benefits are too much. Benefits should
be classed as income. This would make
it fairere for me as I do not receive any
benefits, I pay full Council Tax, yet have
no income.
Strongly Agree This does not affect me directly
Strongly Agree This proposal does not affect me.
Strongly Agree This proposal would not affect me directly
Strongly Agree this would affect me i dont get enough
maintenance as it is
Strongly Agree This would have no affest to me, but I feel
that there should be some disregard from
the income of the person paying the child
maintenance.
Strongly Agree This would only affect me by virtue of not
increasing the general council tax rates
Strongly Agree was surprised that this was not the case
already; other money should be
considered.
Strongly Agree We are childless (not by choice) and
families get an incredible amount of
benefits, if we had children we would be
better off but because we are unable to
have children we get nothing, no support.
I strongly believe that all income should
be taken into consideration when
calculating benefits of any kind.
Strongly Agree We are pensionners and receive no
allowances
Strongly Agree Why are child maintenance ignored. So
your saying that a lady down the road
works part time and single mum gets a lot
of tax credits as husband left and
maintenance of £ 70 per week and help
with Council tax.Maintenance should be
considered
Strongly Agree Will not affect me as both of my children
are grown up.
Strongly Agree Wont affect me at all. Income is income.
Strongly Agree Would have no effect
Strongly Agree Would not
Strongly Agree Would not affect me
Strongly Agree Would not affect me
Strongly Agree Would not affect me.
Strongly Agree Would not affect me.
Strongly Agree Wouldn't affect me
Strongly Agree yes
Strongly Disagree £ 5 a week is alot of money.
Strongly Disagree Allowances under whatever name is all
taken in account anyway.
Strongly Disagree Any maintenance paid is exactly what it
says it is - it is to pay for the needs of the
child!
Strongly Disagree As a single parent I already work part time
& pay towards ny council tax bill.
Reducing my benefits due to child
maintenance would make life financially
difficult.
Strongly Disagree as above
Strongly Disagree As someone who finds getting money out
of my ex like taking blood from a stone
anything I can get is much needed. I DO
work and have raised 3 kids alone with
little support. My ex pays for my
daughters bus pass to college (a whole £
60 a month) and now you want to take
that too?
Strongly Disagree because i am on ESA and DLA
Strongly Disagree Being single this would not effect me but
this proposal is once again hitting those
who need help, the above example shows
that the child would suffer this payment is
not for the parent therefore this should not
be placed in the calculation of income
Strongly Disagree Cannot answer this question without
knowing other income details.
Strongly Disagree Chikldren & any monies designated for
them should be kept exempt
Strongly Disagree Child benefit is provided to contribute to
the great expense of child upkeep. Taxing
this benefit is wholly inappropriate. This
would cost me money.
Strongly Disagree Child benefit is to help with supporting
families with children. School uniform etc
costs enough & bring up kids this
shouldn't be taken away.
Strongly Disagree Child maintenance is for childrens need -
they aren't of working age and money is
for clothing/food etc for them. Children
need more than double a cm sum spent
towards there needs each month.
Strongly Disagree Child maintenance is for the CHILD not to
bail out a Council that made extremely
poor decisions regarding investments and
employment of expensive consultants to
do the jobs that council employees should
do!
Strongly Disagree Child maintenance is for the children,
food, clothing etc. This should not be
changed. I have an autistic child and his
maintenance pays for clothing food and
other items I need to buy for him.
Strongly Disagree Child maintenance is purely for the childs
needs not for the household.
Strongly Disagree Child maintenance is solely for the
children!! and should stay that way.
Strongly Disagree Child maintenance is to support the child!
Mother sometimes rely on this to feed and
clothe their child.
Strongly Disagree child maintenance should go towards
things the child needs, school uniform etc
Strongly Disagree Child maintenence is nothing to do with
bill. When you get little amounts of
maintenance that is for the children. It
would effect my childrens clubs &
swimming lessons etc.
Strongly Disagree COUNCIL BENEFIT IS THE ONLY
THING MUMS GET THAT IS NOT
TAKEN
Strongly Disagree CSA is for the child NOT the property.
This calculation would result in a huge
change for me financially.
Strongly Disagree Disgusting - that money is for the child.
Strongly Disagree Ditto
Strongly Disagree DLA and other disability benefits should
not be taken into account
Strongly Disagree Do not see why my maintenance has
anything to do with council tax.
Strongly Disagree DOES NOT AFFECT ME BUT
MAINTENANCE FOR CHILDREN IS
SUPPOSED TO BUY THEM SHOES,
CLOTHES - NOT PAY C TAX
Strongly Disagree doesnt but why should the money bein
paid for a childs upkeep be then taken
away to pay for council tax ? !!!
Strongly Disagree Don't get maintenance but unfair that you
are taking from the child
Strongly Disagree Due to low income we are finding it very
hard to pay the bills and buy food and on
our childs school clothes.
Strongly Disagree Having been a one parent faimly
supporting my two children, every penny
counts and anyway it is child
maintenance which should be used to
support the child.
Strongly Disagree I am a single mum with 2 kids & receive
the minimum child maintenance
Strongly Disagree I am not guaranteed CSA every week so
if I don't get it then I have to go through all
the hassle of having my council tax
recalculated.
Strongly Disagree I am owed child maintenance but get
nothing. Agree in principle. This would
only work when responsible non-resident
parents pay. I think you should work with
the CSA on this. I think that Child
Maintenance should be declared, and if
over a certain amount (i.e. £ 40 a week
for 2 children) a nominal amount of
Council Tax should be paid. If the
resident parent has to resort to the CSA
through failing to get Child Maintenance
through a family arrangement the parent
with care should not be penalised by
having to pay extra council tax and having
to pay for the inadequacies of the father.
Why not put an extra charge on the
father's property.
Strongly Disagree I am replying on behalf of an organisation
and it will affect individual members
differently.
Strongly Disagree I am sure Mrs Smith will need that £ 5 for
her child.
Strongly Disagree I currentky receive £ 150 a month to feed,
clothe and try to provide for my 2 children -
this doesn't meet their needs as it is.
Under the new scheme I would be £ 30 a
monthw orse off just by this proposal
happening. It's not fair!
Strongly Disagree I do not agree because child maintenance
is for support of the children to provide for
the children. If I were receiving child
maintenance my children would not need
to wear broken shoes or torn clothes
which they are doing, so I disagree.
Strongly Disagree I do not receive maintenance payments. I
cannot think that I could afford less
money to live on from Income Support
than I currently receive.
Strongly Disagree I don't agree cause this money isn't for
me it's for my child so why should it be
included when calculating council tax.
Strongly Disagree I don't agree with this as I don't think it
should count we rely on this to help with
our kids if that's the case we should get
more CSA to help with housing our kids.
Strongly Disagree I don't believe in taking money away from
childrens needs
Strongly Disagree I don't receive any money from a partner.
Strongly Disagree I don't think it's fair to charge people for
looking after their child
Strongly Disagree I have a small maintenance and I still
struggle with money as the cost of living
has gone up.
Strongly Disagree I have friends with children whose child
benefits have reently been reduced by £
80 a month. How is she supposed to feed
her children now? Adding to her stress y
taking away another £ 20 a month is
putting her in an impossible situation...
especially when food prices have
increased so it costs her an extra £ 20 a
week to buy food now. PEOPLE ARE
DESPERATE!
Strongly Disagree I have no children but that doesn't mean
others have to suffer.
Strongly Disagree I receive £ 3.68 a week for my two
children so this wouldn't affect me much
but I feel strongly that the money paid as
child maintenance should be spent on the
children.
Strongly Disagree I receive a similar amount of child
maintenance, which her father gladly pays
because he knows it goes to her. This
money is genuinely used for extras for
her. Brownies, swimming lessons, music
etc. It's not up to her father to pay my
council tax. There maybe people who
receive alot of child maintenance - so
perhaps a limit is needed before benefit is
reduced. I accept that I need to pay my
council tax & I do - most of it. But please
do not ask my 6 year old to contribute.
Strongly Disagree I receive maintenance from ex partner
which I pay for clothes,food,school trips
Strongly Disagree I receive minimal child maintenance
which contributes to the substantial costs
of raising my son with very little income.
Strongly Disagree I use that money to buy my kids shoes, as
they are growing and their feet are getting
bigger.
Strongly Disagree I would be struggling to live being a single
mum.
Strongly Disagree I would be unhappy to see the
maintenance for a child reduced because
of the cost of the council tax of £ 25 per
month deducted from the child
maintenance. It is for child costs and not
council tax.
Strongly Disagree I would have to cut back on something
else and children would suffer
Strongly Disagree I would not be directly affected by this
proposal but feel the wealthiest are in the
best position to pay more so a new top
band of Council Tax needs to be
introduced e.g. Band I 20/9, or the
multipliers increased at the top end
Strongly Disagree If Mrs Smith receives £ 25 a week
maintenance for her son then we must
assume this has been fairly calculated
and to reduce the amount of money
available to support her son would be to
risk forcing him into child poverty.
Strongly Disagree If the absent parent stops paying as there
is no court or CSA arrangement this could
have a detrimental effect on an already
low income.
Strongly Disagree In families living in poverty all increases in
costs have a significant effect. As child
maintenance is for the child's benefit then
this would be requiring children to pay
council tax.
Strongly Disagree In less well off families thsi would mean
that the children go without even more
which makes their situation worse.
Strongly Disagree It is expensive bringing up children, this
money is for her son
Strongly Disagree It will not!
Strongly Disagree It won't, my children are grown up, but it
will impact all children!! Shame it had to
come to this after wasting so much
money on the events (olympics & jubilee)
of 2012. Someones got to pay - shame
it's not the government & their posh cars
& houses!!
Strongly Disagree It won't. But I am worried about child
poverty, certain parents will still drink and
smoke, may limit food/clothin g to their
children.
Strongly Disagree It would still leave me to struggle
Strongly Disagree It wouldn't affect me.
Strongly Disagree It would'nt.
Strongly Disagree Leave Child maintenance alone this is
the fairest benefit children will suffer if
child maintenance is cut.
Strongly Disagree Less money for the child
Strongly Disagree Living costs & bills & raising family costs
Strongly Disagree maintance is for the children this is wrong
Strongly Disagree Maintenance for children should be
entitled
Strongly Disagree Maintenance is for the welfare and
upkeep for your children. WHY TAKE
FROM OUR CHILDREN AND NOT
FROM THE ONES THAT OUR
RESPONSIBLE FOR RUNNING OUR
COUNTRY
Strongly Disagree Maintenance is paid for children and their
welfare. This is so wrong and should
have nothing to do with how much council
tax you pay. That is like children paying
tax (stealing food from babies mouths).
NO NO NO. I get maintenance for my
daughter and every little penny goes to
her.
Strongly Disagree MAINTENANCE IS SUPPOSED TO BE
FOR TH CHILD AND AMENITIES
Strongly Disagree maintenance payments should never be
included as they are solely for the benefit
of the children. Also maintenance is not a
portion of my income that can ever be
relied on.
Strongly Disagree Maintenance should be for children ie
clothes, food and not for paying a
household bill!
Strongly Disagree Many maintenance payments are not
made.
Strongly Disagree Mr and my partner would still find it
difficult to make this sort of payment.
Strongly Disagree Mrs Smith shouldn't suffer through her ex
partner in way of paying CTAX.
Strongly Disagree Mums need all the money they can get.
Bringing up children on their own is not
easy. Why pay for useless services when
it can be spent on your child
Strongly Disagree My child maintenance is not taken into
account - the more I have to pay for
council tax the less I can pay other things
Strongly Disagree My ex-husband paid maintenance in a
lump sum and I would really struggle to
pay more council tax.
Strongly Disagree My former partner owes me money and I
have been fighting for years. It's my sons
money so why shouldI or he not get full
entitlement. CHILD maintenance!!! Not
COUNCIL TAX maintenance.
Strongly Disagree My partners pay money in form of child
maintenance in order for me to feed &
cloth my children, if this was taken I
wouldn't be able to feed them etc.
Strongly Disagree My wife is on a low income and has our
daughter for at least 4 days a week.
Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree N/A - But I think this is very unfair as this
money should be there for the children it
is paid for.
Strongly Disagree N/A. However strong belief that child
maintenace is for ebnefit of the child not
to cover incraese incoem for council.
Strongly Disagree No - only that from adukts living in the
home.
Strongly Disagree No - only that from adults living in the
home.
Strongly Disagree no change
Strongly Disagree No children
Strongly Disagree None
Strongly Disagree None yet but it can later.
Strongly Disagree Not at all
Strongly Disagree not at all
Strongly Disagree Not at all, but child maintenance is for the
maintenance of children, not for funding
local government services
Strongly Disagree Not sure at the moment.
Strongly Disagree Once again this would hurt me and my
son
Strongly Disagree Parents need every penny they can get
Strongly Disagree Parents on a lower income use this
money to clothe their children.
Strongly Disagree people on Council Tax Support are not
earning a lot of money... a household may
be earning something but not a fortune...
simply enough to live without a struggle.
Richer people like me can pay more to
increase the income from Council Tax..
Strongly Disagree Significantly.
Strongly Disagree T o keep a child costs more than £ 25
per week
Strongly Disagree Tax would go up
Strongly Disagree That money is to provide food, clothing,
nappies etc for the children. This would
be like taking food out of my childs
mouth!
Strongly Disagree The maintenance money I receive from
my husband keeps us a float, if I didn't
have that we would barely survive
Strongly Disagree The absent partner does not always keep
payments of maintenance up, but the
council tax would always expect to be
paid. Only work if maintenance was 100%
regular
Strongly Disagree The cost of bringing up children is rising.
The amount of child maintenance
received is pitance in comparison to the
cost. The government have already got
rid of to ensure absent parents pay.
Why should I be penalised for caring for
my children. I would have to work more
hours to cover the difference to which you
would then take away more benefit for !!
Strongly Disagree The father of my children isn't reliable with
child maintenance because he is in and
out of work most of the time.
Strongly Disagree The maintenance money/any money is
very hard to manage. It's for the child. £ 5
does not sound much but when we
already count every penny it is hard.
Strongly Disagree The mobney that is received in
maintenance pays my bills and what's left
is for the children
Strongly Disagree Think again. Worse off as this is a childs
money and not for council. This is why
this get paid for child/children.
Strongly Disagree This doesn't affect me, but i do know of
people who have difficulty getting money
off their ex partner for their children and
therefore struggle to manage, so this
would make matters worse!
Strongly Disagree This is a disgraceful proposal - child
maintenance has been set for the care of
a child - not to pay Council tax.
Strongly Disagree This is money meant for the maintenance
and care of a child - how an individual
parent chooses to spend this can not be
legislated for. Therefore this proposal has
the potential to increase rates of child
poverty, in Mrs Smiths case, by £ 5 per
week. Again, the example makes no
reference to the personal financial
circumstances of Mrs Smith so a clear
judgement is not possible for this
consultation.
Strongly Disagree This is outrageous. maintenance is for the
child to provide food, water, clothes and a
roof over their head. It is difficult enough
to get maintenance from ex-partners to
then take an amount of that is despicable.
Strongly Disagree This is taking money from the people that
need it the most.
Strongly Disagree This money is for the child. I don't think
money should be taken away from
children. The proposal does not affect
me.
Strongly Disagree This money should be spent on their
children.
Strongly Disagree This money should be used for children
Strongly Disagree This money was given by parliament to
CHILDREN not to be spent on council
wages & pensions where most of the
money goes!
Strongly Disagree This will not affect me in person but I think
that money is given to provide for the
child
Strongly Disagree This would not affect me
Strongly Disagree This would not affect me
Strongly Disagree To include child maintenance and child
benefit would be unfair to child
Strongly Disagree Unfair on children under this proposal.
Why should children pay council tax.
Strongly Disagree Unfair to include the money purely
intended for children
Strongly Disagree Unlikely to affect me
Strongly Disagree We do not have children therefore this
would not affect us.
Strongly Disagree Whats the point of giving the help towards
child maintenance if its just going to be
deducted by council tax?!
Strongly Disagree Whilst I receive no maintenance from my
sons mother the example shows that the
child is targeted. us single parents hace
children without support network of
conventional families, often having
children with needs affected by family
break up.
Strongly Disagree Why should people on low incmes be
penalised also pensioners.
Strongly Disagree Will affect our childrens education and
daily life
Strongly Disagree Will not affect me - money paid for the
care of children should not be included.
Strongly Disagree Will not affect me but payment should be
based on size of property
Strongly Disagree Would affect me
Strongly Disagree Wouldn't affect me
Strongly Disagree Wouldn't affect me i pay full council tax.
Strongly Disagree Wouldn't be able to pay anymore bills
Strongly Disagree yes if they earn a wage
Doesn't affect me.
Don't have any children.
extra £ 10 could be alot of money
I do not receive child maintenance.
I receive maintenance but this is not
guarenteed income. I have had to chase
my ex partner for money,. This could
cause budgeting problems
I think maintenance should be for children
Income is income whatever the source
Maintenance is paid for the child's
upkeep, Council Tax is not payable by
children so should not play any part in the
parent's income.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Agree £ 3 is not to bad.
Agree Again this payment is made
to help with continuing with
her life style and as such this
payment should be included
Agree all benefits should be
included.
Agree All income should be
included.
Agree All income should be taken
into consideration
regardless!
Agree All money earned shoud be
included
Agree although i don't technically
agree. it would be better than
the child bing penalised.
Agree As above
Agree as above
Agree As above
Agree As above as a general
Council Tax payer without
benefit.
Agree As above.
Agree As above. All income should
be calculated as
contributable at 100%.
People need to work for a
living, not heavily subsidised.
Agree Do not know
Agree Does not
Agree Does not affect
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect me. If Mrs
Smith is working and
receiving a weekly wage £
215.00 after stoppages then
that £ 25.00 is extra and
should be calculated as
such.
Agree Does not affect our
household
Agree Doesn't
Agree Doesn't affect me
Agree Doesn't affect me
Agree Doesn't affect me.
Principle 2 - All income should be taken into account
Proposal C - Include all Adult Maintenance when
calculating Council Tax support
Agree Doesn't affect me.
Agree Everyone should pay a little.
Agree I cannot comment upon this
proposal because I have ni
idea what adult maintenance
is, however I presume it is
extra money soemone would
be receiving & therefore as
in poropsal B I would tend to
agree.
Agree I do not receive adult
maintenance so this would
not affect me. But council
tax is another bill like, water,
electricity. tv licence, which
as an adult we have to pay.
Agree I have to pay something in
way of council tax.
Agree I think all income should be
taken into account BUT if
people are on very low
incomes they should not
have to pay more council
tax.
Agree I will not be affected but this
seems fairer than other
methods.
Agree I would pay less than
proposal B
Agree If a partner is working and
receiving maintenance then
it should be taken into
account, but if the partner is
unemployed then no.
Agree Impact on my council tax
payments.
Agree In this area all the payments
are so low
Agree It doesn't
Agree it does'nt
Agree It doesn't affect me at all.
Agree It doesn't affect me but i
don't see why all income isn't
taken into account anyway
Agree It doesn't.
Agree it is difficult to agree or
disagree to this proposal
unless we know more about
circumstances of family
Agree It will not affect me
Agree It won't affect me as I don't
get council tax benefit but it
is still part of the claimants
income so I believe it should
be included.
Agree It won't.
Agree It won't.
Agree It won't.
Agree It won't.
Agree It would not
Agree It would not
Agree it would not
Agree It would not affect me
Agree it would not affect me
Agree It would not affect me but
this example is too loose. Is
Mrs Smith of working age or
retired? I disagree with
'blanket' decisions.
Agree It would not affect me.
Agree It would not.
Agree It would not.
Agree It wouldn't
Agree It wouldn't
Agree It wouldn't affect me but
adult maintenance is to the
adults lifestyle inc home.
Agree It wouldn't affect me directly.
'Mrs Smith' is of working age
and council tax effects all
ADULTS.
Agree It wouldn't affect me
financially.
Agree It wouldn't affect me.
Agree Maybe possible to achieve
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree n/a
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree n/a
Agree N/A
Agree n/a
Agree N/A - I don't receive
maintenance.
Agree n/p
Agree Nil effect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No change.
Agree No direct effect
Agree no effect
Agree No effect
Agree No effect
Agree No effect on me
Agree No effect.
Agree No effect.
Agree None
Agree Not
Agree not
Agree not
Agree Not affect me
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all.
Agree Not at all.
Agree Not at all.
Agree not directly affected
Agree Once again EVERYONE
should pay something.
Agree retired
Agree That would be ok as long as
maintenance was in payment
regularly.
Agree THE HOME IS USED AS
THE BASIS FOR
DETERMINING COUNCIL
TAX, SO TOTAL INCOME
SHOULD BE COUNTED
Agree The maintenance I did NOT
receive was taken into
consideration from time to
time, so I am sure
maintenance you Do receive
should
Agree The proposal would not
affect me.
Agree This does not affect me
Agree This does not affect me.
Agree This does not affect me.
Agree this does not affect our
situation
Agree This does not currently affect
me.
Agree This doesn't affect me.
Agree in principle. Spousal
maintenance is regarded as
income and is paid to the
spouse who has given up
work in order to bring up
their children, resulting in a
career break, often of many
years, and affecting their
ability to ear a living wage. I
agree that any ex-spouse
lucky enough to be paid this
should pay a little extra in
Council Tax.
Agree THIS PROPOSAL WOULD
NOT AFFECT ME
Agree this proposal would not affect
me
Agree This proposal would not
affect me.
Agree This proposal would not
affect me.
Agree this wont affect me
Agree This would not affect me
Agree This would not affect me
Agree This would not affect me
Agree This would not affect me at
all.
Agree This would not affect me.
Agree This would not affect me.
Agree This would not affect me.
Agree this would not affect my
family at present.
Agree This would not affect us
personally but if the person
is of working age and has no
clear reason to not work then
it is a good idea. the
scheme need to ensure it is
not aimed at people who are
genuinely unable to work,
rather than a sweeping
gesture involving everybody.
Agree This would not directly affect
me.
Agree This wouldn't affect me.
Agree unaffected
Agree We are all in this together
Agree We are not affected.
Agree We don't understand why
someone would pay
maintenance for an adult.
As this is an icome like child
maintenance it should be
included. This doesn't apply
to us but would be
acceptable if it did.
Agree Why would an adult get
maintence from aformer
partner? Maintenance is for
the children!
Agree will help to stop council tax
going up for everyone
Agree Will not affect me
Agree will not affect me
Agree Will Not. Why penalise
solely Mrs Smith? The
former partner should have
some obligation so the
increase should be a joint
responsibility. Considering
this the former partner
should provide the additional
50% contribution by way of
an increased payment. In
the example Mrs Smith
would contribute the £ 1,50
and her former partner would
contribute £ 1.50.
Agree Would have no affect on me
personally but I agree with
the proposal
Agree Would it not be easier to
deduct it from the £ 15. But
yes, anybody receiving £ 25
per week without
dependants is blessed!
Agree Would not
Agree Would not affect me
Agree Would not affect me
Agree Would not affect me as I
don't get it.
Agree Would not affect me as there
is no maintenance payment.
Agree Would not affect me but
adults do not need as much
material items such as
clothes through growing etc.
Agree Would not affect me.
Agree Would not affect me.
Agree Would not affect me.
Agree wouldn't
Agree Wouldn't affect me
Agree Wouldn't affect me but the
amount is reasonable to lose
a week although still seems
unfair.
Disagree Again it won't affect me but I
can see single parents
suffering in future.
Household bills and
shopping isn't going down
but incoming moneys will be.
Disagree Again, it depends on the
circumstances of the
individual.
Disagree At present my wife & I do not
need or claim any
maintenance benefit but both
being in our 70's that
situation may change in the
future. As we are on a fixed
pension income we need to
consider this option.
Disagree Because people can't afford
it.
Disagree But is maintenance included
in the calculation of other
benefits? If it is counted
often enough Mrs Smith
would be better off not
receiving maintenance.
Disagree Depend if the ex partner is
well paid
Disagree Do not receive adult
maintenance
Disagree Do not see why my
maintenance has anything to
do with council tax.
Disagree Does not affect me
Disagree Does not affect me.
Disagree Does not affect me. One
assumes 'adult maintenance'
is deemed necessary or it
would not be awarded; but
perhaps reverse the £ 10/£
15 p.w. proportions?
Disagree DOES NOT AFFECT US
Disagree Does not apply to me
Disagree Doesn't affect me but this
shouldn't be touched.
Disagree Doesn't affect me but why
should someone forced to
support another adult be
insulted by that support
being taxed.
Disagree Doesn't affect me.
Disagree Doesn't affect us.
Disagree Don't know what adult
maintenance is? So can't
comment.
Disagree I don't agree that the poor
should pay for the mistakes
of the government. CUT A
FEW CONSULTANTS AND
INEFFICIENT POLICIES
BEFORE YOU PENALISE
THE POOR.
Disagree I don't receive maintenance.
Disagree I have to pay something in
way of council tax.
Disagree I would not be directly
affected by this proposal but
feel the wealthiest are in the
best position to pay more so
a new top band of Council
Tax needs to be introduced
e.g. Band I 20/9, or the
multipliers increased at the
top end
Disagree It doesn't
Disagree It doesn't but see my answer
to A
Disagree It won't - but I wonder how it
can be operated fairly when
so many people entitled to
maintenance payments don't
always actually receive them
Disagree It wouldn't
Disagree It wouldn't.
Disagree It wouln't i pay full council
tax.
Disagree May need all this money to
supprt themselves
Disagree Minus £ 3 a week £ 12 a
month can be a huge
difference on weekly bills,
food. Being able to save for
a new essential
cooker/washing machine or
get repaired.
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree n/a
Disagree N/A As above
Disagree No affect
Disagree No change
Disagree Not affect me.
Disagree Not at all
Disagree Not at all
Disagree not at all
Disagree Not in receipt of
maintenance - no affect
Disagree Not sure I understand htis
but the above still applies.
Disagree Not sure.
Disagree Only work if maintenance
was 100% regular
Disagree People on benefits no matter
where the income is from
shouldn't be on more than
people working - There is no
incentive to worl anymore.
Disagree same as above box
Disagree See proposal two.
Disagree This doesn't affect me.
Disagree This proposal will not affect
me.
Disagree This will only bring about
further family strife, the
receiver may well resort to
the courts in an attempt to
maintain their lifestyle
Disagree This would not affect me.
Disagree This wouldn't actually affect
me as I don't receive
anything from my ex partner
to support me. I have to work
to support myself.
Disagree Unable to comment as
example does not provide a
broader explanation as to
why the maintenance is
payable.
Disagree Why £ 15 and not £ 150
Disagree Will not affect me
Disagree Will not affect me.
Disagree Will not affect me. This
answer , as all of them are
difficult to answer as the
other circumstances are
unknown.
Disagree Would not affect me as I pay
full Council Tax
Disagree wouldn't affect me
Strongly Agree Again, what am I agreeing
to? I am strongly in favour of
the proposed scheme.
Strongly Agree Again, why should they have
income ignored?
Strongly Agree All income should be
accounted to show fairness.
Strongly Agree all income should be taken
into consideration
Strongly Agree All income should be used,
again I do not understand
why this has never been in
place. Anything extra I earn
is used in my calculations
and so this should apply to
all. Including DLA, etc. many
of the benefit payments are
much more than you can
earn by going out to work.
Strongly Agree answer as above
Strongly Agree As above
Strongly Agree As above
Strongly Agree As above
Strongly Agree as above
Strongly Agree as above
Strongly Agree as above - ALL income
should be included. This will
not affect me.
Strongly Agree As above it is still a income.
Strongly Agree As above, no direct impact
but my comments for
Proposal B apply
Strongly Agree As above.
Strongly Agree As Mrs Smith
receivesmaintenance from
her former partner this
income should be taken into
account for CT purposes. It
would only affect me if I had
to bear the cost of all Mrs
Smith's CT.
Strongly Agree Being a pensioner Would not
affect me.
Strongly Agree Consistent with comments in
rule 1 & 2
Strongly Agree Ditto
Strongly Agree ditto
Strongly Agree does not
Strongly Agree Does not affect me
Strongly Agree Does not affect me
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me. I think it
is fair however.
Strongly Agree Doesn't affect me.
Strongly Agree Don't agree with adult
maintenance,. A former
partner should not be liable
for future maintenance
Strongly Agree I do not receive any Council
Tax Benefit so would not
directly affect me
Strongly Agree I pay maintenance and
believe this should be
included fully.
Strongly Agree I strongly believe that all
income should be taken into
consideration when
calculating benefits of any
kind.
Strongly Agree I think Mrs Smith should pay
more because she is
receiving extra money
Strongly Agree i will not be affected as i
neither receive nor pay
maintenance
Strongly Agree If all income is used in the
calculation then we are all
treated fairly.
Strongly Agree Income taken into account
Strongly Agree it doesn't
Strongly Agree It doesn't affect me.
Strongly Agree It doesnt.
Strongly Agree It will not!
Strongly Agree It will not. income is income.
Strongly Agree it wont
Strongly Agree It won't
Strongly Agree It would help to keep my
Council Tax payment to a
reasonable level.
Strongly Agree It would mean that I do not
have to pay as much for
those who choose to
abandon their partners. I
have been married for 31
years and have found that
relationships need
commitment.
Strongly Agree it would not
Strongly Agree It would not affect me
Strongly Agree it would not affect me
Strongly Agree It would not affect me
Strongly Agree It would not affect me
Strongly Agree It would not affect me
personally.
Strongly Agree It would not affect me.
Strongly Agree It would not affect me.
Strongly Agree It would not affect me.
Strongly Agree It wouldn't
Strongly Agree It wouldn't
Strongly Agree It would'nt
Strongly Agree It wouldn't affect me.
Strongly Agree It wouldn't as I do not receive
any.
Strongly Agree It wouldn't be I think it's fair
that all maintenance is taken
into account.
Strongly Agree It wouldn't.
Strongly Agree More money would be
available for other essential
services for the benefirt of
the wider community
Strongly Agree Mrs Smith recieves the
income, it is better than
earned as it is tax free
(Others have paid the tax).
Strongly Agree Mrs smiths former partner
should make up the
difference.
Strongly Agree My Council Tax bill will not
be so high
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree n/a
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree n/a
Strongly Agree N/A.
Strongly Agree N/A I would like to think if
these people are having to
pay more in C/Tax then
maybe those of us have low
income jobs will pay less to
make it worth working in first
place.
Strongly Agree na
Strongly Agree NA
Strongly Agree Na
Strongly Agree NA
Strongly Agree Nil
Strongly Agree Nil
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree NO AFFECT
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No Affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect as I don't receive
adult maintenance.
Strongly Agree No affect.
Strongly Agree No amount of money, or
assets for that matter, should
be ignored. This would
make a fairer system for me,
as I have to complete with
these people who are
supported by maintenance. I
do not receive benefits or
maintenance.
Strongly Agree No direct effect
Strongly Agree No effect
Strongly Agree no effect
Strongly Agree No effect
Strongly Agree No effect.
Strongly Agree No idea at this stage.
Irrelevant anyway as
principles behind proposals
are what is needed
Strongly Agree None
Strongly Agree Not
Strongly Agree Not @ all
Strongly Agree Not affect me
Strongly Agree Not affect me.
Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree not affected
Strongly Agree not affected
Strongly Agree Not affected but as before all
incomes should be taken
into account.
Strongly Agree Not affected.
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree not at all
Strongly Agree not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all as I do not receive
any benefits
Strongly Agree Not at all other than to make
the system fairer for all.
Strongly Agree Not relevant to me.
Strongly Agree of couese it should be
included not fair otherwise to
people who declare all
sources income and we all
need to make a contribution.
as a pensioner i still pay c
tax
Strongly Agree Personaaly not ffected, but
feel it will encourage
responsibility and not
penalize fellow tax payers
Strongly Agree see above
Strongly Agree See answers above
Strongly Agree There example show a
contribution to family income.
Again if in receipt of Council
services a contribution to
there cost should be made
Strongly Agree This does not affect me
directly
Strongly Agree This proposal does not affect
me.
Strongly Agree This proposal would not
affect me directly
Strongly Agree this will not affect me.
Strongly Agree This would not affect me.
Strongly Agree This would only affect me by
virtue of not increasing the
general council tax rates
Strongly Agree Total household income
must be included no matter if
its unearned income. Unfair
on people working full tiome
who earn less than all the
benefits
Strongly Agree Wont affect me at all.
Income is income.
Strongly Agree Would have no effect
Strongly Agree Would not
Strongly Agree Would not affect me
Strongly Agree Would not affect me
Strongly Agree Would not affect me as I
don't have no former partner
from whom maintenance is
claimed.
Strongly Agree Would not affect me.
Strongly Agree Wouldn't affect me
Strongly Agree Yes as more than one form
of income coming in. It still
dismisses some of the
money.
Strongly Disagree 20% is a ridiculously high
amount of money! People
who make these decisions
should try living with the
money you are proposing to
leave people with for 1
month.... then see if you
think it is enough.
Strongly Disagree Adult maintenance is
provided to contribute to the
expense of adult
maintenance. Taxing this
benefit is wholly
inappropriate. This would
cost me nothing.
Strongly Disagree Again, targetting the poorest
sections - this time divorced
women. These sums seem
small but when taken out of
next to nothing in the first
place it hits hards. Still
waiting for where the higher
earners pay a larger
proportion....
Strongly Disagree Agian this is an extra income
and should be included when
calculating council tax
benefit. No one recieves this
benefit in our household.
Strongly Disagree As above
Strongly Disagree As above this would make
the same conclusion.
Strongly Disagree As B
Strongly Disagree As before this would hurt
because I can barely make
ends meet on my current
income.
Strongly Disagree as with question 1
Strongly Disagree Disgusting to think that
maintenance, which is usual
no way near the amount it
should be to bring up a child.
So kids again go without &
parents struggle.
Strongly Disagree Ditto
Strongly Disagree Does maintenance still
exist? This looks like making
money appear to exist when
it doesn't. Is maintenance at
that level even reaching
thresholds normally set for
tax? So this is income tax?
But not within the standard
rules? Same impact applies
as above - partner will ask
for more maintenance and
the partner will want more of
their own benefits. Other
cuts will be affecting this
partner, so the proposal is
just a further drain on
resources. Those on beneifts
are not those with lee-way in
spending.
Strongly Disagree Doesn't affect me personally.
Strongly Disagree Every penny is needed,
especiallyy as food & petrol
prices keep going up
Strongly Disagree I am a single mum with 2
kids & receive the minimum
child maintenance
Strongly Disagree I am replying on behalf of an
organisation and it will affect
individual members
differently.
Strongly Disagree I am sure Mrs Smith would
prfere to have the £ 3 a week
for 3 tv dinners
Strongly Disagree I do not receive any adult
maintenance.
Strongly Disagree I do not receive any
maintenance but if I did it
would be a great help to me
and not enough for the
council to take it away from
me. At the present time my
children and I do not buy
fresh fruit and veg as we
should because cost of living
is so expensive and health
wise they are suffering.
Strongly Disagree I do not receive maintenance
from a former partner.
Strongly Disagree I struggle as it is this would
make it worse
Strongly Disagree I would be unhappy to see
the maintenance for a child
reduced because of the cost
of the council tax of £ 25 per
month deducted from the
child maintenance. It is for
child costs and not council
tax.
Strongly Disagree If I was lucky enough to get
money from a former partner
it would be for the children
not me. Just reduce council
tax
Strongly Disagree If Mrs SMITH is on benefits
she has little money. I'm
single and receive nothing
from my ex partner
Strongly Disagree It does not - If you are a lone
parent you are restricted to
the hours you can work, child
care is expensive and non
existent if you work
weekends
Strongly Disagree It doesn't
Strongly Disagree It won't but all the changes
seem to me to only affect the
needy and poor income
people!! Why not hit the rich
who can afford to lose
money!!
Strongly Disagree It's unfair. What about the
people who don't receive
maintenance?
Strongly Disagree Like I said, my children have
to have new clothes, coz
they are growing and they
need things.
Strongly Disagree Low income - struggle in
current climate
Strongly Disagree maintance is for the child
Strongly Disagree Maintenance is to help with
costs iof tghings not be be
taken awy
Strongly Disagree Most families struggle with
paying only a small
percentage of council tax to
then take alout out of child
maintenance will effect them
even more than it already is.
Strongly Disagree Mums need all the money
they can get. Bringing up
children on their own is not
easy. Why pay for useless
services when it can be
spent on your child
Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree no change
Strongly Disagree No maintenance - no man -
nothing
Strongly Disagree None
Strongly Disagree not
Strongly Disagree Not at all
Strongly Disagree Not everyone gets money
from ex partners. So there
would be people that would
have to find it else where or
not pay. I don't get money
from an ex
Strongly Disagree Not sure at the moment.
Strongly Disagree Not yet but it might in the
future.
Strongly Disagree Once again children will
suffer if this goes ahead.
Children already bear the
brunt of goverment cuts.
Strongly Disagree Once again the target is the
poor, not the rich. I would
advise anyone who has a
second home should be
charged 5 times the normal
council tax as a dis-
incentive, these homes lie
empty for most of the year
have meant many school
closures and have a
detrimental effect on
community.
Strongly Disagree Same again this is a
separate issue and are
reasons why it gets paid.
Strongly Disagree see above.
Strongly Disagree The council should look at
other cost measures
including 'how much did it
cost to produce this
document and post it'.. How
about civic leaders taking a
cut in pay.
Strongly Disagree the same as the other box's.
Strongly Disagree there are a number of
women like me who are just
getting by on a tiny
allowance. Most of us
choose to manage and not
go on Benefits. Why penalize
us???
Strongly Disagree This would not affect me
Strongly Disagree This would not affect me
Strongly Disagree to far
Strongly Disagree Unfair when trying to bring
up children.
Strongly Disagree Unlikely to affect me
Strongly Disagree We do not have children.
Strongly Disagree What about leaving Mrs
Smith alone. She needs the
money and stop spending
our money on Arms for a
pointless war!
Strongly Disagree What is wrong with you
people.... This makes no
sense at all.... The whoe
point of maintenance is the
partner paying for a child, not
the council. Single parents
don't get much as it is why
would you target them and
their children. They are just
as vulnerable as people on
pension credits. Why would
you not protect people
single Mums and yet protect
pensioners!!!!
Strongly Disagree Why take money from
people who need it
Strongly Disagree Will not affect me but
payment should be based on
size of property
Strongly Disagree Would affect me
Strongly Disagree You would be taken money
from a 7 year old - he is not
liable to pay council tax,
Didn't know adult
maintenance existed!
Doesn't affect me.
Doesn't affect us
Don't understand question
Don't understand the
question.
FAIRER
I don't know what adult
maintenance is all about or
what it is...........
I don't understand what adult
maintenence is........
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Proposal C does not affect
me
This scenario doesn't affect
me
Principle 2 - All income
should be taken into
account Proposal
D1 - Include all Child
Benefit when calulating
Council Tax support
.
Principle 2 - All income
should be taken into
account Proposal
D2 - Ignore Child Benefit
for the first child but
include Child Benefit for
any other children in the
household when calulating
Council Tax support
.
Comments received for
proposal D1 and D2
combined
Agree Agree again child benefit is paid for
the benefit of the child this
includes keeping a roof over
their head
Agree Strongly Disagree All income should be taken
into account.
Agree All income should be taken
into consideration
regardless!
Agree Disagree as above
Agree CONSISTENT WITH RUILE
1
Agree Agree Depends on the
circumstances. I wouldn't be
included because my income
support less £ 10 a week.
Agree Agree Do not know
Agree Agree Does not
Agree Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Disagree Does not affect me.
Agree Disagree Does not affect me.
Agree Strongly Agree Does not apply as we have
no children
Agree Agree Doesn't affect me.
Agree Disagree Everyone with kids gets child
benefit. It is the same for all
so should be taken into
account.
Agree Agree I do not receive any Council
Tax Benefit so would not
directly affect me
Agree Agree I don't have children.
Agree Disagree I have 3 children so this
would increase my payment
amount.
Agree I have 3 children so would
affect me.Only fair if applied
to everyone with children.
Agree Disagree I think all income should be
taken into account BUT if
people are on very low
incomes they should not
have to pay more council
tax.
Agree Agree i will have 2 children by then
so it will affect me
Agree Strongly Agree I would not be directly
affected by this proposal but
feel the wealthiest are in the
best position to pay more so
a new top band of Council
Tax needs to be introduced
e.g. Band I 20/9, or the
multipliers increased at the
top end
Agree Agree If the total eachweek is a
reasonable payable amount
then it should be thought
about
Agree IF THEY EARN ENOUGH,
THEY SHOULD
CONTRIBUTE TO THE
COUNCIL TAX
Agree Strongly Agree It doesn't.
Agree Disagree It won't affect me as I don't
get council tax benefit but it
is still part of the claimants
income so I believe it should
be included.
Agree Strongly Agree It won't affect me, I don't
have children as I can't
afford to start a family yet.
Agree Agree It would
Agree Disagree it would not affect me
Agree Agree It would not affect me.
Agree Disagree It wouldn't affect me
financially.
Agree Strongly Disagree It wouldn't, but I'm concerned
as would lead to people
having more children for
ease on tax.
Agree Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree Disagree N/A
Agree Agree N/A
Agree Agree N/A
Agree Disagree N/A
Agree Disagree N/A
Agree Strongly Agree N/A
Agree Agree N/A
Agree Agree N/A
Agree Agree N/A
Agree Strongly Agree NA
Agree Agree Neither proposal would affect
me directly, but I beleive
either would be useful. I
beleive the Council should
make up any shortfall in its
general budget through
efficiency savings.
Agree Agree Nil
Agree Agree No affect
Agree Disagree No affect
Agree Strongly Agree No affected
Agree Agree No change.
Agree Disagree No direct effect
Agree Strongly Agree no effect
Agree Agree No effect on me
Agree Agree No effect.
Agree Disagree No impact on me.
Agree Agree Not
Agree Agree not
Agree Agree not
Agree Disagree not
Agree Strongly Agree Not affect me
Agree Agree Not affected
Agree Disagree Not affected
Agree Strongly Agree Not affected
Agree Agree Not at all
Agree Agree Not at all
Agree Disagree Not at all
Agree Agree not at all
Agree Strongly Agree not currently claiming
Council Tax Benefit. Have
child benefit for 2 children
Agree Strongly Agree not directly affected
Agree Agree Not relevant to me.
Agree Strongly Agree option d is only 2.60 a week
less for them.as with hb
there is a £ 5 disallowed
amount and it is right and
proper to make a
contribution especially if
there are 2 wage earners
plus benefits
Agree Agree same as last box as I can
not afford to pay all council
tax and no even half council
tax.
Agree Agree Seems the fairer way
Agree Agree Thankfully I dont have
children at home.
Agree Disagree The proposal would not
affect me.
Agree Agree These proposals would not
affect me.
Agree Agree This does not affect me
Agree Agree this does not affect us but
seems a fairer way to
calculate
Agree Disagree This should depend on the
level of income in the
household.
Agree Agree This would affect me as child
benefit is for the children no
for paying council tax. We
would have less to spend on
our children.
Agree Disagree This would not affect me.
Agree Disagree unaffected
Agree Agree Unaffected
Agree Strongly Agree Would have no effect
Agree Disagree Would not affect me
Agree Strongly Disagree Would not affect me.
Agree Agree Would not affect me.
Agree Agree wouldn't
Agree Agree Wouldn't affect me
Disagree Disagree Affects us slightly.
Disagree Strongly Agree After 2012 I will only receive
child benefit for one child
anyway.
Disagree Disagree AGAIN STRUGGLE TO
FIND EXTRA
Disagree Agree Although this benefit is
usually not included as it is
supposed to help buy clothes
& things for the children I do
think that possibly option D2
would be the better of the
two as it would still allow the
benefit to be used for its
intended purpose.
Disagree Agree As my children grow up they
cost me more and I have
less help (milk tokens, etc.).
I don't have money to spend
on luxery lifestyle. When I
say no money I mean it.
Disagree Disagree As per proposal B / principle
2.
Disagree Disagree Because people can't afford
it.
Disagree Disagree Child benefit shouldn't be
taken into account. ths is
paid to the parent with care
for the benefit of the
children, not for paying
Council Tax. As with the
proposal regarding Child
Maintenance it is penalising
the children and I am not
sure how legally enforeable
this would be .
Disagree Disagree Child benefit helps me to buy
clothes & shoes for my
children! If you started taking
a reduced amount how do I
then decide which child
doesn't get shoes or clothes
that month?!
Disagree Strongly Disagree Child Benefit is a universal
benefit paid to every parent
regardless of their financial
situation. By using this as an
inclusion of means testing
instantly penalises any family
on low incomes.
Disagree Disagree Child benefit is paid for help
with and for the child.
Taking money from child
benefit it taking money from
the child.
Disagree Disagree Child benefit is to provide for
the children
Disagree Disagree child benefit should be for
providing for children, not for
paying tax.
Disagree Disagree Children under 16 not guilty
of count as tax payers.
Disagree Disagree Does not
Disagree Disagree Does not affect me.
Disagree Agree Does not affect me. For
some families, losing £ 6.74
is a major issue, but losing £
2.68 is affordable, it would
mean that instead of the first
son receiving £ 20.30 per
week they would get £ 17.62.
They will have to stop buying
overpriced designer gear
and learn to spend money
wisely.
Disagree Agree Does not affect our
household
Disagree Agree Doesn' affect me
Disagree Disagree Doesn't affect me
Disagree Agree Have just answered this in
principle 2 without any
options! D2 is fairer. A
second child does not cost
as much to keep as the first.
Disagree Agree Have one child so would be
affected by D1
Disagree Agree I agree with D2 as it seems
more people are having
children to get more benefits
and houses.
Disagree Disagree I am not sure about Child
benefit being counted as I
feel this money is to ensure
a better quality of life for the
child it is paid in respect of
and taking 20% of that away
doesn't seem appropriate.
Disagree Disagree I don't think child benefit
should be taken into
account, because again it
would be penalising the
children. HOWEVER, when
couples are just reproducing
for extra benefits then yes. I
think if you have mpre than 2
children then if you have to
deduct the council tax
allowance from then.
Disagree Disagree I have one child, this would
obviously affect me, not by
much. Instead of taking
benefit from people at the
lowest financial level. Stop
giving child benefit to those
on high incomes for whom
the money makes absolutely
no difference.
Disagree Disagree i have to save all my child
bnefit to help pay the rent
which still dosnt cover the
rent, being a single parent
unlike the example im going
to struggle to pay my rent
Disagree Agree I have two children and this
as stated therefore as i don't
get maintenance is all the
money I have in benefit for
them - but a couple of
pounds a week for more
than 1 child is ok -ish.
Disagree Disagree I have two children so
therefore this will affect me.
Disagree Agree I only have one child at
home so it would not affect
me. But option 1 would affec
tme but this is supposed to
top up moneyfor the child so
I disagree with it
Disagree Strongly Agree I receive child benefit for one
child so this proposal ( option
D2) would not affect
Disagree Agree I suppose this may
discourage people having
large families purely to
enhance benefits so I do
tend to agree with this
option.
Disagree Agree I would lose some benefit
Disagree Agree It doesn't
Disagree Agree It doesn't
Disagree Agree It does't
Disagree Disagree It will not affect me.
Disagree Disagree It won't !!
Disagree Agree It won't.
Disagree Agree It won't.
Disagree Agree it would not
Disagree Disagree It would not affect me
Disagree Strongly Agree It wouldn't
Disagree Agree It wouldn't
Disagree Agree It wouldn't affect me but i
don't see why all income
isn'tt aken into account when
testing ability to pay
Disagree Strongly Agree It wouldn't affect me.
Disagree Agree It wouldn't, I still have to pay,
with 3 children under the age
of ten, so should everyone.
Disagree Agree It would'nt.
Disagree Disagree Less money to buy
essentials.
Disagree Disagree Like Proposal B, these have
the potential to inadvertently
impact upon children ... who
are not of working age - ergo
should not be making any
contribution towards council
tax
Disagree Disagree My views about this that I'm
not sure about taxing this
benefit at all. Child benefit is
presumably paid by the
government for the sake of
the child and so is not an
income as such. And I'm not
sure it's right to deduct
Council Tax from it. Is child
benefit taxed from the
income of people not on
benefits.
Disagree Disagree N/A
Disagree Agree N/A
Disagree Strongly Agree N/A
Disagree Agree N/A
Disagree Agree N/A
Disagree Agree N/A
Disagree Disagree N/A
Disagree Disagree N/A
Disagree Agree N/A
Disagree Agree N/A
Disagree Agree n/a
Disagree Agree n/a
Disagree Disagree N/A
Disagree Agree N/A
Disagree Disagree N/A
Disagree Agree N/A
Disagree Agree n/a
Disagree Agree n/a
Disagree Disagree N/A
Disagree Disagree N/A Sould be means
tested work related income.
Disagree Disagree n/p
Disagree Agree Neither affects me
Disagree Disagree Nil
Disagree Agree Nil effect
Disagree Disagree No affect
Disagree Agree No affect
Disagree Strongly Agree NO AFFECT
Disagree Agree No affect
Disagree Disagree No change
Disagree Agree No dependant children - no
affect
Disagree Strongly Agree No direct effect
Disagree Disagree No effect
Disagree Agree No effect.
Disagree Strongly Agree Not @ all
Disagree Strongly Agree Not affect me.
Disagree Disagree Not affect me.
Disagree Agree Not affected
Disagree Strongly Agree not affected
Disagree Disagree Not affected
Disagree Strongly Agree not affected
Disagree Agree Not affected
Disagree Disagree Not at all
Disagree Agree not at all
Disagree Disagree not at all
Disagree Agree Not at all - except through
my own level of Council Tax
& Services
Disagree Agree Not at all.
Disagree Agree Not at all.
Disagree Disagree Not at all.
Disagree Strongly Agree One child allowance is
allowed to be ignored but
any more childrens
allowance is included - this
seems fairer to single
parents. People should not
have so many children, and
expect us all to pay for them.
Except if a partner who
worked has died!
Disagree Strongly Agree Possibly a v small increase
in Council Tax or not at all.
Disagree Strongly Disagree the child benefit is vital to my
four children in helping make
sure there needs are met. As
on low income every little
helps. Any decrease in
benefit has an impact
Disagree Disagree They don't but see my
answer to A
Disagree Agree This does not affect me
Disagree Agree This does not affect me. I do
think it fair that each
additional child is charged /
accounted for in such
calculations.
Disagree Agree THIS MAY DETER PEOPLE
FROM HAVING MORE
CHILDREN TO GET
BENEFITS
Disagree Strongly Agree THIS PROPOSAL WOULD
NOT AFFECT ME.
Disagree Strongly Agree this will not affect me
Disagree This will not affect us. Both
daughters have 6 children
and this will affect them
Disagree Disagree This would affect me as I do
receive child benefit. I
believe that child benefit
should all be spent on/saved
for the child/children amd not
added into calculations.
Disagree Disagree This would not affect me
Disagree Agree This would not affect me, my
children are grown. I feel
option D2 would be fairer to
struggling parents
Disagree Agree This would not affect me.
Disagree Disagree this would not affect us as
our daughter does not qualify
but taking money that is for
children into account is
wrong. This money is to
assist with upbringing and it's
associated expenses.
Disagree Strongly Agree This would not directly affect
me.
Disagree Disagree We are sttuggling already!!
How do you propose a family
of 4 to manager??
Disagree Disagree We do not have children. But
could pets be taken into
consideration as we love our
dog very much.
Disagree Agree We don't have children so
does not affect us.
Disagree Agree We use our child benefit for
school expenses and other
clothes they need. The first
option would mean the
school expenses would have
to be reduced (e.g. kit and/or
trips). The second option
would be better as we would
only need to buy cheaper
clothes for non school use.
The school expenses could
still be met.
Disagree Agree We would be on a tighter
budget meaning cuts to daily
living.
Disagree Agree Will not affect me
Disagree Agree Will not affect me
Disagree Agree will not affect me
Disagree Disagree Will Not. The big moral
question is, should a child be
responsible for contributions
to Council Tax?
Disagree Agree WOULD HAVE TO PAY AS
RECEIVE CHILD BENEFIT
Disagree Strongly Agree Would not
Disagree Strongly Disagree Would not affect me as I pay
full Council Tax
Disagree Agree Would not affect me.
Disagree Agree Would not lose so much
benefit.
Disagree Disagree You are taking money from
children!!
Strongly Agree Disagree A family with children use a
lot of services which is what
the Child Benefit is to help
pay for.
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree Again, what am I agreeing
to? I am strongly in favour of
schemes D1 & D2.
Strongly Agree Disagree All income should be taken
into account as with paid
workers
Strongly Agree Agree all income should be taken
into consideration
Strongly Agree Disagree As above
Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree as above
Strongly Agree Agree As above I think all sources
of income should be
considered and the values
awarded should be awarded
accordingly.
Strongly Agree Disagree As above. All income should
be calculated as
contributable at 100%.
People need to work for a
living, not heavily subsidised.
Strongly Agree Disagree As before. All income
should be accounted for.
Deter young females from
having large families to claim
extra benefit.
Strongly Agree Agree As I only have one child
living at home I would pay
more council tax
Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree As the heading states All
income should be taken into
account.
Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree boring I know, but I pay full
Council Tax and always
have even as a long
standing widow. So
everyone should pay at least
something.
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree Children are in receipt of
Council services [directly &
indirectly] hence a
contribution is justified
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree ditto
Strongly Agree Disagree does not
Strongly Agree Disagree Does not affect me
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree Does not affect me
Strongly Agree Disagree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree Doesn't affect me.
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree Doesn't but would make
these young girls having so
many children think. I think
after the first 2 children child
benefit should be stopped.
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree FIND HARD TO MANAGE
ON LOW INCOME
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree HARD TO MANAGE ON
LOW INCOME
Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Having children is a financial
commitment, years ago you
didn't get child benefit for the
1st born, children are not
commodities to get extra
money.
Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree I do not agree with a system
that penalises people for
having more than one child.
Strongly Agree Disagree I don't have children as I
currently can't afford to care
for them!!
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree I have one child, but wont
affect me at all. Child benefit
is there for the benefit of the
child. It should be separate
to Council Tax Benefit.
Strongly Agree Disagree I know people who receive
child benefit and have
sufficiant income to pay their
council tax.
Strongly Agree Disagree I object to supporting other
peoples children
Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree I strongly believe that all
income should be taken into
consideration when
calculating benefits of any
kind. Option 1 is best
because it may contribute to
people on benefits having
smaller families, a size that
is more affordable. I hear
too many comments of
people of having children
because they get more
benefits, perks, bigger
houses and less about them
becoming a working person
who can pay into the pot that
they take from. It becomes
their right and that is wrong.
Strongly Agree Disagree I was overpaid child benefit
and had to pay it back so
only received for the 2nd
child. this debt was not
included in my benefit claim
instead was deemed to be
extra income.
Strongly Agree Agree If D1 is rejected, which would
be my preference.
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree Incomes should not be
ignored. Not affected by this.
Strongly Agree Disagree Indirectly
Strongly Agree Agree It doesn't. But if you have
children then you should pay
for them - not the state.
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree It foes not affect me but I do
not agree with the concept of
child benefit regardless of
financial circumstances. A
better option inmy view
would be a benefit for the
first child only.
Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree It is their chioce to have
children and therefore
budget rather tha
expectother people to pay as
tax payers. All benefits
should be included
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree it wont
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree it won't
Strongly Agree Disagree It wont as I am employed
and do not receive benefits.
Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree It would affect me.
Strongly Agree Agree It would help to keep my
Council Tax payment to a
reasonable level.
Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree It would mean that I do not
have to pay as much for
those who choose to have
children. I do not have any of
my own and therefore
subsidise those that do.
Strongly Agree Agree it would not
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree it would not - but I feel ALL
income should be
considered within any
scheme so agree with this.
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree it would not affect me
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree it would not affect me
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree It would not affect me
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree It would not affect me.
Strongly Agree Disagree It would not affect me.
Strongly Agree Agree It wouldn't.
Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree It wouldn't. - but it is
reprehensible that child
benefit should be included
when calculating C.T benefit.
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree More money would be
available for other essential
services for the benefit of a
wider community
Strongly Agree Disagree Most families on benefits
have large families and so
should pay and not be an
additional burden on society.
Of which they produce no
benefits to. They don't help
society in any way and cause
most of the problems.
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree Mr & Mrs Smith receive
around £ 1,750 per year from
Child Benefit which is a lot of
money. Why should people
on low incomes but cannot
claim reductions in their CT
bill subsidise these people.
Strongly Agree Agree Mrs Smith recieves the
income, it is better than
earned as it is tax free
(Others have paid the tax).
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree My Council Tax bill will not
be so high
Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree n/a
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree N/A - I don't have children.
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree N/A My preference is option
D1
Strongly Agree Agree NA
Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Na
Strongly Agree Agree neither of these proposals
would affect me
Strongly Agree Disagree no affect
Strongly Agree Disagree No affect
Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree No affect
Strongly Agree Disagree No Affect
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree No affect - these are
relatively small amounts
Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree No affect, we believe Child
Benefit is no longer a
relevant benefit and should
be scrapped.
Strongly Agree Agree No effect
Strongly Agree Disagree no effect
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree No effect
Strongly Agree Disagree No effect.
Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree No idea at this stage.
Irrelevant anyway as
principles behind proposals
are what is needed
Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree None
Strongly Agree Disagree Not
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree Disagree Not affected.
Strongly Agree Agree Not appliable to us
Strongly Agree Disagree Not at all
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree not at all
Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree not at all
Strongly Agree Agree not at all
Strongly Agree Disagree Not at all
Strongly Agree Agree Not at all - but people don't
have to have kids in a
recession if they can't afford
to keep them - I didn't...
Strongly Agree Agree Not at all as I do not receive
any benefits
Strongly Agree Disagree Not at all other than to make
the system fairer for all and
that people without children
like myself are not constanly
subsidising those who
choose to have children.
Strongly Agree Agree Not at all.
Strongly Agree Disagree Not personally affected
Strongly Agree Disagree retired
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree Should be means tested.
Someone on say 50K/annum
does not need this benefit.
Also limit to 2 children.
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree This proposal does not affect
me
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree This proposal would not
affect me directly
Strongly Agree Disagree This will not affect me but I
don't understand the
justification for option D2.
Strongly Agree Disagree This would only affect me by
virtue of not increasing the
general council tax rates
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree Would not affect me
Strongly Agree Would not affect me
Strongly Agree Strongly Agree Would not affect me as I
don't have children.
Strongly Agree Agree Would not affect me.
Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree You can manage with the
first - those coming after
make it tough. So don't have
6 plus!
Strongly Disagree Agree £ 2.68 a week to lose would
not be as bad as having to
pay 25% of council tax
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree .I believe child benefit should
not be considered My
partner & I have been so
skint at times and one saving
grace is that whatever
happens you have £ 20
week for son .We use that
money for our son,they way
it should be used, don't
takeour childs money.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree A family with one or two
children should be left alone.
But families with 4 or more,
then I agree totally.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Again child benefit is for the
child not the household.
Child benefit does not even
cover food per child.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Again taken away from the
child - indirectky affects
things they need.
Strongly Disagree Again this is taking money
away from children. Think
this is wrong as they need
every penny for food,
clothing and clubs.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Again, a 20% reduction is
ridiculously huge. Try 5%
or 10% first? Reduce your
own incomes by 20% for 6
months and see if u can
manage before you do that
to other people.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree As a low income household
even £ 2.68 a week is a lot of
money. Child benefit is for
my child, not to pay my
council tax with.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree as above
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree As before parents rely on
this money to clothe their
kids.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree At a time of double dip
recession reducing the
amount of council tax
support will be devastating to
people on low incomes who
have children to support.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree By including all income for
children this means I would
have to buy less food as
have to use mney for council
tax
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Chid benefite contributes
towards clothes and food for
my children
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Child benefit is a great help
towards the cost of bringing
up a child, when times are
hard, it is essential extra
money when you're at work!
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Child benefit is already
treated as income for the
purpose of claiming income
support so I would be
penalised twice.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Child benefit is for child
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Child benefit is for children
Strongly Disagree Agree Child benefit is for helping for
food clothing for children
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Child benefit is for the care
of the child, not paying
council tax.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Child benefit is for the child
welfare, clothing, food etc.
It is central government
funded and should not be
accessed by local gov.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Child benefit is for the child.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree child benefit is for the
children not bills
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Child benefit is for the
children NOT for paying bills
with.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree child benefit is for the
children! NOT household
bills!
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Child benefit is for your
children, i.e. help for food,
school uniforms, etc. so
including child benefit for
council tax would mean
taking away from children.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Child benefit is given to
spend the money on child or
children.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree child benefit is paid for the
support of a child , not to pay
taxs
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Child benefit is provided to
contribute to the great
expense of child upkeep.
Taxing this benefit is wholly
inappropriate. Opion D2
would cost me nothing.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Child benefit is solely for the
children!! and should stay
that way.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Child benefit is to help pay
for all things children need
ohterwise would not cope
Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree Child benefit should be for
children. I am a single
working mum. I rely on child
benefit to pay for kids cloths,
uniform and school trips.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree child benifit in many cases is
the life support for the child
so futher taxing the parents
would mean the children go
without posibly food and
clothing
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Child maintenance and child
benefit are for the child. They
should not be penalised and
have to contribute towards
Council Tax. parents on low
income (such as myself) use
this money so their children
can lead a realtively
"normal" average
life.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Children are very expensive
and to take money away
when they need it makes life
very hard.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Children cost a lot so any
money paid for them gets
used for clothes,
nappies,food etc. We have
one child and barely have
enough money to buy any
new clothes when she grows
out of them
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Children do not pay council
tax. Child benefit is for
children - it will reduce the
amount parents have to buy
essentials for their children.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Chils benefit is for the
children. Children do not pay
council tax. It is unfair to use
benefit aimed at supporting
children to calculate
parent(s) council tax benefit.
Strongly Disagree Disagree D1. As I receive CB for one
child, it would be unfair. CB
is to be spent on children not
to be used for government
spending. Once again the
poorer kids and parents
suffer.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Do you want me to ever
have children?
Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree Does not affect me
Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Either way this would put
extra financial strain on my
family. Child benefit goes
towards my children's
education, well-being, etc.
and should not be taken into
consideration in any other
calculations.
Strongly Disagree Agree Everyone is entitled to have
children but 1 child 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 ++ is ridiculous.
Women just seem to keep
having children and people
that work have to pay them
to keep them.
Strongly Disagree Agree First example £ 6.74 is a
large sum to pay out on a
low income. Especially with
growing clost and giving
them a healthy lifestyle. 2nd
example £ 2.68 more
affordable. As agree one
need to pay some council
tax.
Strongly Disagree Agree Have 2 children, so will pay
on the 2nd child
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Have four children and fixed
income.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Having only 1 child D:2 is
preferred, though the
targeting of children is fairly
obscene.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree I am due to have my firsy
baby in Sept. I can barely
pay the bills now so every
penny help will count to
helping towrads the baby.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree I am replying on behalf of an
organisation and it will affect
individual members
differently.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree I disagree here because if
you are paying council tax as
a person who pays tax on
their income, you receive
child benefit anyway. Child
Benefit should not be
included.
Strongly Disagree Disagree I disagree with both
proposals, but slightly less
with D2. i would be greatky
affected by this proposal
whether option D1 or D2 was
chosen. I have a small
amount of maintenance and
this helps to fill the short fall.
My children still need food,
clothes, a home and some
pleasures in life.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree I don not live with my wifer
but find it incumbant up on
the council and government
to help us.
Strongly Disagree Disagree I have 1 child who receives
child benefit. this money and
more is used directly for her
benefit, school trips, music
lessons etc. I would have to
find it from somewher else.
Strongly Disagree Disagree I have 2 childreb so this
would affect me.
Strongly Disagree Agree I have 2 children and this
would affect me
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree I have 2 children so therefore
would end up paying more
council tax as single mum
Strongly Disagree Disagree I have 2 children so this
would affect me and mean
me and my children had less
money to live on each week
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree I have no children but I will
see local children suffer as
their families will be poorer. I
would be happier if there
was a curt-off point for
earnings, as I feel those who
earn more do not need the
child support, but the poorest
certainly do and they will be
unfairly affected by this, so
overall I am against this
scheme.
Strongly Disagree Agree I only have 1 child. if you
have more than 1 you should
be able to support that child,
if not don't have anymore
Strongly Disagree Disagree I think all income should be
considered when working
out counciltax but not child
benefit as this should be
used towards the care of
children. I think everyone
should contribute towards
council tax even if they are
on low income
Strongly Disagree Agree I think it should be over a
family of four.
Strongly Disagree Agree I think that some of child
benefit should be taken into
account not all. this money
helps toward things we need
our daughter (i.e. uniform)
Strongly Disagree I will lose child benefit that is
meant to pay for my children.
I don't think the council
should take money that is
meant for children.
Strongly Disagree Disagree I would be worse off and
already struggling to manage
and in debt yet am really
careful
Strongly Disagree Agree I would have child benefit
taken into account
Strongly Disagree Disagree I would have to pay more
council tax as I have one son
Strongly Disagree Agree I would like all child benefit
for my child to be
disregarded ortherwise it
ceases to be a benefit
Strongly Disagree Disagree I would lose money. How
hard is that to understand?
This is people's lives you are
talking about here, we have
rent to pay and mouths to
feed. And I am working.
How hard is this going to be
for the poorest. I agree that
people should not be
rewarded for having
hundreds of kids but to limit
it to one? We aren't in
China, the thresh hold
should be 2 or 3 an even
then this is going to penalise
certain minorities who
traditionally have and
support large families.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree I would struggle at present to
pay council tax even at a low
level.
Strongly Disagree In times of hardship families
need every penny. Any cuts
be local goverment will
cause more hardship and
families to split
Strongly Disagree Agree Is the better option with 2
children Agaian everyone is
paying something towards
council tax.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree It does not affect me.
children in low income
families are already affected
by reducing incomes. Any
cuts like those proposed will
make matters worse.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree It doesn't as I have no
children but I thought this
money was for the children
not to pay bills.
Strongly Disagree Disagree It doesn't but once again all I
can see is people suffering
with week to week living
expenses.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree It doesnt, I simply disagree
that children should have to
pay for their elders mistakes.
Dont reward the slags whilst
not punishing the kids,
please - thats the dilemma
in Yeovil.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree It seems that you want to
take away other things to
compensate. This council tax
I think is way to expensive
anyway for what we receive
and think people on full
benefits should have to pay
something then they might
go out and get a job then.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree It will not!
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree It won't affect me but will
affect my grandchildren.
Money for children is not for
paying Council tax and must
be ignored by the Council.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree It won't at present. But I am
thinking about becoming a
foster-mother so maybe it
will later on.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree It won't but child benefit is for
the child, a child shouldn't
have to pay council tax which
is what they would be doing
if you took this into account!
Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree It won't.
Strongly Disagree Disagree It won't. However my
observation is that Child
Benefit is universal but is
worth more to lower income
households so these
proposals would have
disproportionate affect
Strongly Disagree Agree It would affect me but no so
greatly
Strongly Disagree Disagree It would affect me by
meaning the good I do for
my children from fresh fruit
and veg would stop as I
could no longer afford it.
Strongly Disagree Disagree It would effect the
child/children once again.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree It would not affect me, but I
am beginning to feel sorry for
poor Mrs Smith.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree It wouldn't - but Cgil Benefit
is there to BENEFIT THE
CHILD. The child is not of
working age.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree It wouldn't but you would be
taxing kids.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree It's alright for people with top
jobs and wages, they have
no money worries.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Means test the whole familys
income (means test) only the
wealthy should have their
child benefit taken away.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Monies should not be taken
from money provided for
children.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree My child benefit comes
through 4 wkly, I will lose
25.8 per month. That is
money for my childs benefit.
My child will suffer for that.
That money pays towards
food, clothes, haircuts ect.
Vital money!
Strongly Disagree My views about this that I'm
not sure about taxing this
benefit at all. Child benefit is
presumably paid by the
government for the sake of
the child and so is not an
income as such. And I'm not
sure it's right to deduct
Council Tax from it. Is child
benefit taxed from the
income of people not on
benefits.
Strongly Disagree Agree N/A
Strongly Disagree Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree Agree N/A
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree n/a
Strongly Disagree Agree No affect
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree No affect
Strongly Disagree Agree no change
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree none
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree not
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Not affect me but child
benefit is for the benefit of
children not pay bills
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree not at all
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Not at all
Strongly Disagree Agree Not at all
Strongly Disagree Disagree Not at all, but child benefit is
for feeding and clothing
children not financing local
government services
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Not at all. I do not think child
benefit should be included in
these calculations at all.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Not sure at the moment.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Once again children of the
county shouldn't be
penalised for the poor
investments and inefficiency
of your council!
Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree Option D1 would also affect
people with benefits for only
1 child. The money one gets
for 1 child, when combined
with their own benefit, only
just covers bills and food.
Can't even afford to get the
bus to town. But with regards
to D2....people have plenty of
money left as you don't need
an extra £ 60 a weekjust to
feed the second child, for
examplr. All the people I
know who are single parents
with 2 children can afford to
run a car.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Please see previous answer
(proposal B). This is income
for the child's upkeep - not
income for the parent's.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Significantly.
Strongly Disagree Agree Some people have children
just to get more benefits.
They should pay more.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Support would be reduced
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Tax would maybe rise
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree That money is to help us to
buy things for our children.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree The amount of child benefit
we receive at the moment is
not enough to help let alone
having it deducted.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree The child would suffer.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree THE GOVERMENT
SHOULD CREATE MORE
JOBS RATHER THAN
PENALISE PEOPLE
WITHOUT THEM
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree The Government has
declined to make child
benefit means tested. This
proposal will mean that only
the very poorest families will
have their child benefit
'taxed' and therefore the
poorest children will receive
the least child benefit. This
will cause hardship.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree The government provides
child benefit in order to feed
clthe children this money is
given for the child/children
not to be used for pay for
council tax. How ill parents
feed their children.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree The proposal does not affect
me but child benefit was
granted to help not just
individual children but all
Strongly Disagree the same as the other box's.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree This discourages people to
have larger families. We
need the population to work
later to keep those working
now with pensions/car, etc.
We have too many
immigrants and not enough
local/home population. See
national statistics.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree This does not affecrt me as I
no longer receive any child
benefit however I strongly
disagree with this proposal
because this money is for
'The Child' and I have always
believed that is what it
should be spent on.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree This is child benefit and for
the childrens needs so
should not be included as
children do not pay CTAX
Strongly Disagree Disagree This is child benefit money
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree This is directing state
benefits to the Council no no
no
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree This money is for bringing
your children up, provising
them with food, clothes
heating etc
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree This money is STRICTLY for
children so why take it away
from then it's for their
clothing and such.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree This will not affect me.
Strongly Disagree Disagree This would affect me as child
benefit is for the children no
for paying council tax. We
would have less to spend on
our children.
Strongly Disagree Agree This would not affect me
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree This would not affect me
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Times are hard enough.
Taking money back from
children is appalling. This
benefit is already low
compared to costs. I have
benefit for one child but
cannot see the sense here.
None of the proposals affect
families for whom the Child
benefit is essential. Cuts to
finances which - for some -
make the difference to
children of food or no food,
clothes or no clothes is
totally inappropriate.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree We have 3 children the
eldest being nearly 16 and if
you only ignore his child
benefit which may end soon
we will lose out with the other
2 and STRONGLY believe
that this money is paid for
the children whihc is what
ours gets spent on OUR
CHILDREN.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree We have learing disability -
and do not want to complete
the rest of the survey. Thank
you. Written on behalf of the
the tenants.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree We will receive less benefit
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree When a parent is left on
there own to pay & bring up
a child, the amount of
maintenance is minimal. So
now way should this been
taken away for Council Tax.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Why are you attacking the
children. If you have more
children you need more
money. This is insane....
Why are you not saying the
more money you have the
more tax you pay or the
bigger the house the more
tax (classic case of the poor
getting poorer and the rich
getting richer),.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Why give more money to the
government and get nothing
in return. Money is needed
for the child
Strongly Disagree Agree why more people struggle
more
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Why should child benefit be
affected, It is for the children
and should stay that way. It
seems to me the govt are
not helping families who
actually need help but will be
putting them in a position of
pverty.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Why should children suffer
going without when
government & councils are
unable to administer
spending in the right places.
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Will not effect me. Child
benefit is for the child not the
parent.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Would affect family income
Strongly Disagree Disagree would have to pay more
Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Would only be affected by
D2, but child benefit should
NOT be considered. It's vital
part of parents income for
the low end. CB should be
means tested in the initial
stages by govt!!
Strongly Disagree Agree wouldn't affect me
Strongly Disagree Agree Wouldn't affect me.
Anything that will make it
harder for children should
not happen
As the money is given for the
benefit of the child it means
you are penalising a child.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Doesn't affect me.
Don't have any children.
Don't understand question
I disagree strongly with child
benefit: as the parents are
not spending this money on
the children. Often they're in
pubs or bingo - why not have
tokens for food & clothes.
Disagree I have a seveley autistic son.
Every penny of child benefit
goes to the care and
travelling expenses to give
my child a normal life.
Is child benefit classed as
family allowance now? In
which case if it is it should be
left alone. It was introduced
many years ago to help
replace bodies, after the war.
Why does it seem the
government does not like
this payment.
Agree it does'nt
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Disagree No children
Agree None
Agree Not affected
This money is paid for
children to support them, C
tax is for over 18 or working ,
why should children have to
go without
This scenario doesn't affect
me
Agree WOULD PAY LESS
Strongly Disagree You are asking the child to
pay not the parents
Agree A small amount helps
everyone and stops the
council tax to go up
Agree Agree but it may discourage
people renting rooms if
taxed, is she declaring it as
income or pocketing the
cash tax free?
Agree All income should be taken
into consideration
regardless!
Agree An official sub-tenant is still
an additional form of income.
This proposal would not
affect me.
Agree Anyone renting out a room in
their home gets that rent as
income so it should be
included. This doesn't apply
to us but would be
acceptable if it did.
Agree As above. All income should
be calculated as
contributable at 100%.
People need to work for a
living, not heavily subsidised.
Agree Assuming affordability
Agree Do not know
Agree Does not affect me
Agree Does not affect me
Agree Does not affect me as I do
not have a sub-tenant.
However this is extra money
being received for a room in
the house & therefore a
contribution from this money
seems fair.
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect us
Agree Doesn't affect me
Agree Doesn't affect me
Agree Doesn't affect me but if they
are getting extra money for a
sub tenant this sounds like a
good idea.
Principle 2 - All income should be taken into account
Proposal E - Include all money received from Sub-
Tenants when calculating Council Tax support
Agree Doesn't affect me but yes
they should include all of sub
tenants.
Agree Doesn't affect me.
Agree Doesn't affect me.
Agree Doesn't but the cost of living
changes every week and
petrol.
Agree finally something that makes
sense.
Agree Government all way what to
get the poor.
Agree I do not receive any Council
Tax Benefit so would not
directly affect me
Agree I sort of agree with this
because technically there
are 2 families in residence.
Agree I think all income should be
taken into account BUT if
people are on very low
incomes they should not
have to pay more council
tax.
Agree I would not be affected.
Agree If it is income
Agree If paying rent due to a sub-
tenant then only fair.
Agree If you are letting it is a
business so can be classed
as an income.
Agree I'm on lower rate DLA. I
hope you don't mind me
saying so.
Agree Income from sub-tenants is
valid income and should be
considered.
Agree It does not affect me but I
am shocked that all these
allownaces are currently not
taken into account
Agree It doesn't
Agree it does'nt
Agree It doesn't but if a tenant is
paying rent it seems it should
all be taken into account.
Agree It will not affect me but surely
rent has to be included.
Agree It will not affect me.
Agree It won't
Agree It won't affect me as I don't
get council tax benefit but it
is still part of the claimants
income so I believe it should
be included.
Agree It won't.
Agree It won't.
Agree It won't.
Agree It won't. However I am
concerned that the operation
of this rule would prove
costly to administer given
that lodgers may come and
go.
Agree It would mean that more
people relatively are
contributing and would
therefore limit any increase
as a consequence of other
cost cutting measures.
Agree it would not
Agree it would not affect me
Agree it would not affect me
Agree It would not affect me
personally.
Agree It would not affect me.
Agree It would not affect me.
Agree It wouldn't
Agree It wouldn't
Agree It wouldn't
Agree It would'nt
Agree I't wouldn't
Agree It wouldn't affect me
financially.
Agree It wouldn't affect me.
Agree It wouldn't affect me.
Agree Live on my own but still very
worried about pay council tax
as could not afford not even
half.
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree n/a
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A.
Agree n/p
Agree Nil
Agree Nil effect
Agree No affect
Agree no affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No Affect
Agree No affect.
Agree No change.
Agree No effect
Agree No impact on me.
Agree No tenants - no affect
Agree None
Agree Not
Agree not
Agree not
Agree not
Agree Not affect me.
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected personally for
now. Can see that tenants
are providing income so this
is somewhere to consider
changes. One supposes
some increase in tenancy
charges might be expected
as a result. Nothing will
happen in isolation!
Agree Not affected, but seems
unfair when some of the rent
will be needed for extra
heating. Perhaps 10% would
be fairer
Agree not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree not at all
Agree not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all.
Agree Not at all.
Agree Not at all.
Agree Not at all.
Agree Not at all. Mrs Smith could
increase her rent so that her
sub-tenant pays half the
increase.
Agree Not directly
Agree not directly affected
Agree rent is earned income.
Agree Sub-tenant must make extra
contribution
Agree that makes sense.
Agree The proposal would not
affect me.
Agree There is 2 people to help pay
the bills.
Agree They are letting a room and
as such receive assistance
with bill payment etc - this
should be taken into account
when calculating Council Tax
benefit
Agree this does not afect us
Agree This does not affect me
Agree This does not affect me
Agree This does not affect me.
Agree This doesn't apply to me
Agree This is a consideration as it
directly would affect the
services provided by the
council and the tenant.
Agree this is classed as earnings
Agree This proposal does not affect
me.
Agree this proposal would not affect
me
Agree This proposal would not
affect me.
Agree This seems fair. I would still
think so if I subletted or
rented a room out. As it is
extra towards bills and
means two or more people in
a household.
Agree this wont affect me
Agree This would be an income
and therefore is reasonable
to deduct
Agree This would not affect me
Agree This would not affect me
Agree This would not affect me.
Agree This would not affect me.
Agree This wouldn't affect me.
Agree This wouldn't affect me. If
the sub-tenant or boarder is
earning a reasonable wage it
is fair that this should be
declarred, as it would be
regarded as income for the
tenant. Instead of making
the tenant responsible, why
not bill the sub-tenant or
boarder separately.
Agree To me this is classed as
extra money coming into the
household.
Agree Unaffected personally
Agree We don't have a sub tenant
so does not affect us.
Agree We have 4 children and this
would affect us more than
other families as we have a
large family
Agree Will not affect me
Agree will not affect me
Agree Will not affect me.
Agree Will Not.
Agree Would not affect me
Agree Would not affect me.
Agree Would not affect me.
Agree Wouldn't affect me
Agree Wouldn't affect me.
Agree Yes because everyone
benefits from the services.
Disagree All that would happen in this
scenario is that the sub
tenant would have to pay the
increase themselves.......a
possibility.
Disagree As on a low income.
Ythrough no fault been made
redundant now on p/t work
as not perfect choice. Paying
my way. My son is still at
home working p/t so £ 4 a
wk £ 16 a month is my petrol
for 2 wks. Every penny
counts in my household
budget.
Disagree Because people can't afford
it.
Disagree Doesn't affect me
Disagree Doesn't affect me but yes
they should include all of sub
tenants.
Disagree Doesn't affect me i pay full
council tax.
Disagree Doesn't affect me personally.
Disagree Doesn't affect us.
Disagree Doesn't but the cost of living
changes every week and
petrol.
Disagree I feel that an allowance
should be made against
subtenant income to allow
for the additional cost of
services (heat, light & water)
before taking into account
the rent paid. Whether £ 20
per week per sub-tenant is
correct or not is another
matter, but it should be a
fixed value.
Disagree I would not be directly
affected by this proposal but
feel the wealthiest are in the
best position to pay more so
a new top band of Council
Tax needs to be introduced
e.g. Band I 20/9, or the
multipliers increased at the
top end
Disagree It does not but the
adminstration of tracking
down casual payments made
in cash would be too high
and possibly cost the council
tax payer more.
Disagree It doesn't. With answering
their questions I just think
the future doesn't look good
at all leading to more crime
and dishonesty.
Disagree It should go per house not
per person but it does not
effect me
Disagree it would not
Disagree it would not affect me
Disagree It would not. Maintaining this
scheme seems reasonable
and allows those who are
retired or unable to work to
supplement their income
slightly. It also widens the
rental market for a segment
of the population by
maintaining this incentive.
Disagree Money being spent on
council tax not on other
items such as food etc
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/a
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree n/a
Disagree N/A but obviously Mrs Smith
would be paying a top up in
her council tax as she has
someone living with her
which she is charging her
sub tenant for which you still
charge her.
Disagree No affect
Disagree No affect
Disagree No effect on me
Disagree not affected
Disagree Not at all
Disagree Not so sure about this one
because the person is
generating an income for
themselves and should that
be to their disadvantage.
Again does not affect me cos
I don't claim
Disagree Ok if you want to put peoples
rent up!
Disagree People like me on low
income thsi will just make it
hard
Disagree Should go by household not
number of prople in it
Disagree Sub tenants should pay
towards living expenses,
council don't seemj to realise
the cost of living.......
Disagree The current calculation
seesm fair and is working.
Disagree This is unfair unless they can
claim expenses back
somehow
Disagree This would not affect me at
all.
Disagree unaffected
Disagree Unlikely to affect me
Disagree Won't effect me but usually
sub-tenants are taken in to
help with rent/bills etc. so
wouldn't benefit others.
Disagree Would not affect me as I pay
full Council Tax
Disagree Would not affect me.
Disagree wouldn't
Disagree wouldn't affect me
Strongly Agree A sub tenant also receives
the benefits provided by
councils so their rent should
br taken into account
Strongly Agree Again why are we giving
money away. Those of us
who work get taken to the
cleaners and have to pay for
these people. Any monies
they recieve should be taken
into account and reduce the
burden they cause to society.
Strongly Agree Again, what am I agreeing
to? I am strongly in favour of
the proposed scheme.
Strongly Agree All adults within a property
should be contributing
toward council tax. If sub-
tenant is of working age this
should be taken into
consideration.
Strongly Agree all income has to be
declared and if she is getting
an extra £ 50 tax free ten if
she was working shw would
have to pay tax on it so this
is fair .
Strongly Agree All income included no
matter where it comes from
Strongly Agree all income should be taken
into consideration
Strongly Agree All income to be counted.
Strongly Agree As above
Strongly Agree as above
Strongly Agree As before
Strongly Agree Asa above
Strongly Agree does not
Strongly Agree Does not
Strongly Agree Does not affect me
Strongly Agree Does not affect me
Strongly Agree Does not affect me
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect our
household
Strongly Agree Does not apply as we do not
have a sub-tenant
Strongly Agree Doesn't affect me
Strongly Agree Doesn't affect me as I don't
have a sub-tenant. But
having a sub-tenant is
equivalent to having a job
(makes you a landlord) as it
brings in earnings so why
should those earnings be
ignored? I would be strongly
encouraged to give up work
and rent my house out and
then get more benefit as that
would provide a better
standard of living as I would
have relaxation time as I
could watch daytime TV and
get paid for it.
Strongly Agree Doesnt affect me.
Strongly Agree Everyone benefits from
Council Services so should
pay. It would affect me if I
had to pay for Mrs Smith's
allowance. a stated I am a
pensioner and cannot afford
the large CT increases.
Strongly Agree Everyone pays their way!!
Strongly Agree I don't think you should have
sub-tenants in a house. i
didn't think it was allowed.
Strongly Agree i live in a privateky rented flat
and live alone so it would I
hope not affect me.
Strongly Agree I strongly believe that all
income should be taken into
consideration when
calculating benefits of any
kind.
Strongly Agree I would not be affected.
Surely if someone has a
tenant/sub tenant why does
this income not count?!!
Strongly Agree I would of thought this one
would go without saying. Sub
tennat is surely a choice (I
know children are to)
Strongly Agree Impact on tax payments
Strongly Agree Income into the family must
be taxed so paying extra on
the council tax should
happen.
Strongly Agree it does not
Strongly Agree It doesn't
Strongly Agree It doesn't
Strongly Agree It doesn't.
Strongly Agree it wont
Strongly Agree It won't
Strongly Agree It won't
Strongly Agree It would be fairer for me if
income from sub-tenants
was not ignored. I hope that
this income is also subject to
income tax. I do not believe
that any income should be
ignored. I pay full council tax.
Strongly Agree It would help to keep my
Council Tax payment to a
reasonable level.
Strongly Agree It would mean that I do not
have to pay as much for
those who let out rooms in
their house. It is a business
and I therefore the income
should be taken into
consideration.
Strongly Agree It would not affect me
Strongly Agree It would not affect me
Strongly Agree It would not affect me
Strongly Agree It would not affect me
Strongly Agree it would not affect me
Strongly Agree it would not affect me - but
as above a system that
considers ALL income is one
that is much more equal.
Strongly Agree It would not affect me.
Strongly Agree It would not affect me.
Strongly Agree It wouldn't
Strongly Agree It wouldn't affect me.
Strongly Agree It wouldn't, but I believe that
these people should be
taxed just like everyone else
Strongly Agree It wouldn't, I have no sub-
tenants.
Strongly Agree It wouldn't.
Strongly Agree Its her property
Strongly Agree Its still an income so should
be used in calculation.
Again I think all income
including DLA, etc should be
used in the calculations.
Why should it be exempt. Its
and income and sometimes
more than the ordinary
person can earn by going out
to work!!
Strongly Agree More money will be available
for other essential services
for the benefit of the wider
community
Strongly Agree My Council Tax bill will not
be so high
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree n/a
Strongly Agree n/a
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree n/a
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree n/a
Strongly Agree NA
Strongly Agree Na
Strongly Agree NA
Strongly Agree No
Strongly Agree no affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree NO AFFECT
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect for us. Checks
should be made regularly to
ensure that people claiming
the single household
allowance do not continue to
receive this if they have
someone co-habiting with
them on a regular basis.
Strongly Agree No affect. But the income
from sub letting is income
and should be treated no
differently than earned
income.
Strongly Agree No direct effect
Strongly Agree No direct effect
Strongly Agree No effect
Strongly Agree No effect
Strongly Agree no effect
Strongly Agree No effect
Strongly Agree no effect
Strongly Agree No effect
Strongly Agree No effect as no sub tenants.
Strongly Agree No effect.
Strongly Agree No effect.
Strongly Agree No effect.
Strongly Agree No idea at this stage.
Irrelevant anyway as
principles behind proposals
are what is needed
Strongly Agree None
Strongly Agree Not
Strongly Agree Not @ all
Strongly Agree Not affect me
Strongly Agree Not affect me
Strongly Agree Not affect me.
Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree not affected
Strongly Agree not affected
Strongly Agree Not affected but should not
ignore any incomes.
Strongly Agree Not affected.
Strongly Agree Not affected.
Strongly Agree Not affected Landlords
wont lose and deductions in
benefits will be handed to the
tenant in rent increase
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all as I do not receive
any benefits
Strongly Agree Not at all other than to
ensure that all income is
taken into account when
assessing benefits which
makes the system fairer for
all and ensures that undue
costs are not required from
the working and/or solvent
minority.
Strongly Agree Not at all.
Strongly Agree Not at all.
Strongly Agree Not relevant to me.
Strongly Agree Rent charged should include
a contribution towards
Council Tax. However, I
also fell that the costs of
providing accommodation
should be taken into account
when calculating the income
from sub tenants.
Strongly Agree Rent is income, I am taxed
on my income
Strongly Agree retired
Strongly Agree Same as above.
Strongly Agree see above
Strongly Agree So it should be it's an
income . No excuse not
to pay at least some thing
Strongly Agree sub tenent is in receipt of
Council services hence a
contribution is justifiable
Strongly Agree Sub-tenant provides an extra
household so should be
treated as earnings.
Strongly Agree Thats an income
Strongly Agree The sub tenant could be
claiming benefit so in effect 2
benefits are paid for the
same circumstances. This
does not affect me.
Strongly Agree The tenant shares the house
that receives all council
services & lives in the town
that has all services, their
rent should br taken into
account
Strongly Agree There is a possibility that if
she doesn't, my council tax
will go up
Strongly Agree They will lose 25% single
occupancy if there is
someone else living there
but the lodger/sub tenant
should pay
Strongly Agree Think this should happen as
they are adults not children
and adults can support them
selves better.
Strongly Agree This does not affect me.
Strongly Agree This does not affect us but
we agree that any person
acting in a landlord capacity
should have that money
taken into account as it is a
working income (or
equivalent to it).
Strongly Agree This is extra income for the
household so should be
taken into account. We do
not have sub tennant.
Strongly Agree This proposal does not affect
me
Strongly Agree This proposal would not
affect me directly
Strongly Agree THIS PROPOSAL WOULD
NOT AFFECT ME.
Strongly Agree This will not affect me.
Strongly Agree This will not directly affect
me but my previous
comments apply.
Strongly Agree This would not affect me
Strongly Agree This would not affect me
Strongly Agree This would not directly affect
me.
Strongly Agree This would only affect me by
virtue of not increasing the
general council tax rates
Strongly Agree Why should a tenant living
with you cost less. It doesn't
make sense. that's still 2
people living in a house just
like me & husband. No
wonder we are in a mess
Strongly Agree Will not affect me
Strongly Agree Wont affect me at all.
Income is Income
Strongly Agree Would have no effect
Strongly Agree Would not
Strongly Agree Would not affect me
Strongly Agree Would not affect me
Strongly Agree Would not affect me.
Strongly Agree X
Strongly Agree yes i agree she is getting
more money coming it
Strongly Disagree 20 % IS TOO HIGH!!!
You say it weekly, but make
that monthly and you are
proposing to take £ 20+ a
month from people. It is too
much. You should start
smaller at the very least.
Strongly Disagree Although not personally
affected, I wish Mrs Smith
good luck in bringing in extra
income
Strongly Disagree Assume sub tenants include
young adults living at home
struiggling to find job
Strongly Disagree Disproportionate amount
extra from the payment by
tenant.
Strongly Disagree Does not affect me -
however having a lodger
incurs expenses ( increased
c tax, elec, gas, water ) and
weat & tear on furniture The
1st £ 20 week covers
increased costs - your
proposal will effectively
charge c tax on the gross not
net income from lodger.
Strongly Disagree Does not affect me.
Strongly Disagree Does not apply to me.
Strongly Disagree I am replying on behalf of an
organisation and it will affect
individual members
differently.
Strongly Disagree I believe that it should be as
proposal F and deduct £ 7
per week as no meals
included.
Strongly Disagree I do not have a sub-tenant
Strongly Disagree I think all rent from sub
tenants should count
Strongly Disagree It doesn't
Strongly Disagree It is adequate as it is
Strongly Disagree It will not!
Strongly Disagree It would not normally, but if I
had to live away for a
contract, it might only be
viable if a cheap room was
available. The money saved
by this measure would be so
minimal as to not be worth
risking loss of the
population's mobility to get to
work.
Strongly Disagree It's an income, if you are
going to stop or adjust the
benefit, don't make it
complicated - just do it
means tested on income but
ensure people who are trying
to work don't get taken to the
cleaners. It should be a max
of 37 hour working week.
Anything over shouldn't be
touched so people can work
harder.
Strongly Disagree It's just impossible to live
anywhere these days.
Strongly Disagree Mrs SMITH has to wash,
clean & cook after a sub
tenant with no privacy for
herself and sub tenant using
her gas / elec so do not rob
woman
Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree No .... we are talking of
families with low wages, low
esteem and low
prospects...help them not
make life less bearable.
Strongly Disagree no change
Strongly Disagree No sub tenants but still
disagree with the above
proposal
Strongly Disagree No-one shares their house
with a stranger unless they
are desperately poor. Yes
there are plenty living with
friends, but just as many
putting up with strangers.
And what if Mrs Smith puts
up the rent to cover the extra
money? The sub-tenant may
be forced to move out and
could end up homeless.
Strongly Disagree Not at all
Strongly Disagree Not sure at the moment.
Strongly Disagree people at the current
economic situation need
every penny let alone every
pound. Fat cat bank
managers should be forced
to pay a special 75% income
tax rate on all of their
bonuses.
Strongly Disagree Stop hammering the poor.
They would be taking a
tenant because they need
the money.
Strongly Disagree Strongly disagree because
council tax is being payed for
that house, no matter who's
inside.
Strongly Disagree Surely that money goes to
pay the rent/mortgage?
Should be completely
ignored! Does not affect me.
Strongly Disagree That wouldn't be allowed.
Strongly Disagree The household probably has
a sub tenant living with them
to help cover costs which are
otherwise difficult or
impossible to meet. The
extra cost of £ 20 per month
would be impossible to meet
when everything else is
increasing in cost.
Strongly Disagree the same as the other box's.
Strongly Disagree This is going to lead to less
sub-letting and more
homelessness. Why should
someone open their home to
someone else for no net
gain? The current system is
fairer.
Strongly Disagree This will cause a greater
impact on the housing crisis
as people won't sub let.
Strongly Disagree This will encourage landlords
of the sub-tenants to
increase rent. Does not
affect me.
Strongly Disagree this will not affect me .
Strongly Disagree Times are hard
Strongly Disagree Unfair!!
Strongly Disagree Why give more money to the
government and get nothing
in return. Money is needed
for the child
Strongly Disagree Will not affect me but
payment should be based on
size of property
Strongly Disagree Will not affect me.
Strongly Disagree Would not affect me though
this flies in the face of the
governments 'Rent a Room'
policy meaning I probably
would not use this Scheme if
I needed to in the future.
Depends. Some of us really
need this extra to manage to
get through.
Does not affect me.
Doesn't affect me.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No tenant
Not fair for private landlords
Seems fairer although it may
result in there being less sub
tenants accomadation.
Does not affect me.
There is such a housing
shortage and may deter
peole from sub letting
This doesn't affect me and I
can't comment on this.
This scenario doesn't affect
me
Would no affect me so can't
comment.
Would not affect me.
Would pay more rent rather
pay more council tax
Agree Agree but it may discourage
people renting rooms if
taxed, the £ 50 is not ALL
PROFIT AS SHE IS HAVING
TO BUY FOOD AND
PREPARE MEALS. is she
declaring it as income or
pocketing the cash tax free?
Agree All income should be taken
into consideration
regardless!
Agree Anyone renting out a room in
their home gets that rent as
income so it should be
included - it doesn't matter
that meals are included.
This doesn't apply to us but
would be acceptable if it did.
Agree As above
Agree As above
Agree As above. All income should
be calculated as
contributable at 100%.
People need to work for a
living, not heavily subsidised.
Agree as previous
Agree as Proposal E
Agree As they should pay council
tax if liveing in the house.
Agree Assuming affordability
Agree Do not know
Agree Does not
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect me. Her
partner could be classed as
a boarder so they end up
paying less council tax and
profit fromn other tax payers
who pay the right amount
while they get away with
less. Send out visitors to
catch them don't go by face
value.
Agree Does not affect us
Agree Doesn't affect me
Agree Doesn't affect me
Agree Doesn't affect me.
Principle 2 - All income should be taken into account
Proposal F - Include all money received from boarders
when calculating Council Tax support
Agree Doesn't affect me.
Agree Doesn't affect me.
Agree Doesn't apply to me
Agree fine
Agree I do not receive any Council
Tax Benefit so would not
directly affect me
Agree I would not be affected.
Agree If need morsted this will help
Agree If not a relative. A boarder
therefore is a business then
yes I agree. To include the
whole amount and if this is
her only income would mean
to revise her position of
putting rent up. Again within
respect of other costs be
putting a struggle on budget.
Agree If paying rent due to a sub-
tenant then only fair.
Agree If people are recieving this
type of income then it should
be included.
Agree It doesn't
Agree it does'nt
Agree It helps to stop the council
tax to go up.
Agree It will affect my income when
I want to save for rainy days.
Agree it wont
Agree It won't
Agree It won't affect me as I don't
get council tax benefit but it
is still part of the claimants
income so I believe it should
be included. It is up to the
landlady to make sure she is
getting enough money to
cover her costs not an issue
the Council should be
involved in.
Agree It won't.
Agree It won't.
Agree It won't. However I am
concerned that the operation
of this rule would prove
costly to administer given
that lodgers may come and
go.
Agree it would not
Agree it would not affect me
Agree It would not affect me.
Agree It would not affect me.
Agree It wouldn't
Agree It wouldn't
Agree It wouldn't
Agree It would'nt
Agree I't wouldn't
Agree It wouldn't affect me
financially.
Agree It wouldn't affect me.
Agree It wouldn't affect me.
Agree makes sense.
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree n/a
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A - I don't have boarders.
Agree N/A.
Agree n/p
Agree Nil
Agree Nil effect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No Affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect.
Agree No boarder
Agree no boarders - no affect
Agree No change.
Agree no effect
Agree No impact on me.
Agree None
Agree Not
Agree not
Agree not
Agree not
Agree Not affect me.
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree not at all
Agree not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all.
Agree Not at all.
Agree Not at all.
Agree not directly affected
Agree Surely Mrs Smith should be
paying full C Tax if more
than 1 person living at that
address ie single person
discount should not apply if
she has a tennant`
Agree Taking in boarders is a
business so the cost of
council tax can be added to
rent.
Agree Tenant to pay more
Agree The current system seems
completely mad- why on
earth isn't all income taken
into account? Much better
system to take all into
account
Agree The proposal would not
affect me.
Agree the same as proposal E
Agree They would need to switch to
sub-tenant or charge a
greater fee. This proposal
would not affect me.
Agree this does not affect
Agree This does not affect me
Agree This does not affect me
Agree This does not affect me
Agree This does not affect me.
Agree this does not effect our
situation
Agree This doesn't apply to me
Agree This dose not affect me
Agree This proposal does not affect
me.
Agree this proposal would not affect
me
Agree This proposal would not
affect me.
Agree This seems fair. I would still
think so if I subletted or
rented a room out. As it is
extra towards bills and
means two or more people in
a household. More facilities
are used for more than one
tenant/occupier. More than
one income in that house.
Agree This should be classed as a
wage coming in.
Agree This will not affect me. The
problem with this example is
that the cost to the boarder is
likely to go up, or less places
will be available which could
have serious knock on effect
on housing.
Agree this wont affect me
Agree This would not affect me.
Agree This wouldn't affect me. If
the sub-tenant or boarder is
earning a reasonable wage it
is fair that this should be
declarred, as it would be
regarded as income for the
tenant. Instead of making
the tenant responsible, why
not bill the sub-tenant or
boarder separately.
Agree Unlikely to affect me
Agree We all need help
Agree We don't have a boarder so
this would not affect us.
Agree Will not affect me
Agree will not affect me
Agree Will not affect me.
Agree Will Not.
Agree Would not affect me
Agree Would not affect me.
Agree Would not affect me.
Agree wouldn't
Agree Wouldn't affect me
Disagree £ 20 for boarder(s) meals
would be spent on meals
and so should not be
considered.
Disagree A proportion of disregard
should be retained to cover
cost of meals.
Disagree Add shortage of
accomodation
Disagree as above I think this should
be treated like any self
employed work and work out
how much profit is made and
then work on that.
Disagree As she is providing meals
then an allowance should be
made current dxeductions
are fair. Does not affect me
Disagree As this includes meals I
disagree why this amount
should be affected.
Disagree Because people can't afford
it.
Disagree Count the first £ 20 pounds
only this will increase the
actual income by not by as
much as the proposal.
Disagree does not
Disagree Does not affect our
household
Disagree Does not affect
Disagree Doesn't affect me
Disagree Doesn't affect me i pay full
council tax.
Disagree Doesn't affect me personally.
Disagree Doesn't affect us.
Disagree Doesn't but the cost of living
is rising every week also
bills.
Disagree Household not number of
people
Disagree I feel that an allowance
should be made against
boarder income to allow for
the additional cost of
services (heat, light & water)
and food before taking into
account the rent paid. This
should be a fixed value
depending on the meals
provided ( a bit like current
deductions from gross rent)
Disagree I would not be directly
affected by this proposal but
feel the wealthiest are in the
best position to pay more so
a new top band of Council
Tax needs to be introduced
e.g. Band I 20/9, or the
multipliers increased at the
top end
Disagree If the boarder receives food
this cost should be taken into
consideration
Disagree If you work out how much
Mrs Smith earns or even
pays out each month, I'm
sure £ 200 from her borader
wouldn't cover very much of
the expenses.
Disagree It doesn't
Disagree It doesn't affect me at all.
Disagree It doesn't.
Disagree It will affect my income when
I want to save for rainy days.
Disagree It will affect my income when
I want to save for rainy days.
Disagree It will affect my income when
I want to save for rainy days.
Disagree It will not affect me. Person
who prepares meals
deserves payment not to
affect Council tax benefit
Disagree It will not affect me. As
some of the money is for
food, it doesn't add to the
income of the house.
Disagree It won't
Disagree It won't.
Disagree it would not
Disagree it would not affect me
Disagree it would not affect me
Disagree It would not affect me
personally.
Disagree It would not. Maintaining this
scheme seems also
reasonable and allows those
who are retired or unable to
work to supplement their
income slightly. It also
widens the rental market for
a segment of the population
by maintaining this incentive.
Disagree It wouldn't
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree n/a
Disagree N/A
Disagree n/a
Disagree N/A but obviously Mrs Smith
would be paying a top up in
her council tax as she has
someone living with her
which she is charging her
boarder for which you still
charge her.
Disagree No affect
Disagree No effect
Disagree No Effect on me
Disagree None of their problems affect
me at the moment but if ever
faced with their problem I'm
sure it will be hard but am
not sure. If powers to be
really see this the big picture.
Disagree not
Disagree Not affected but seems
unfair when some of the rent
will be paid out on food and
heating. Perhaps 10% would
be fairer
Disagree Not at all
Disagree Not at all
Disagree Not fair to those providing
board
Disagree Ok if you want to put peoples
rent up!
Disagree People rent rooms to help
pay for things, so they are
obviously struggling so you
are making things harder.
Disagree See above
Disagree See above.
Disagree She should not have to pay
more because they are a
boarder and eat. That money
is to pay towards bills and
food.
Disagree Think that people that let
rooms in thir house are
maybe taking steps to help
their financuial situation and
also offering a home to
someone so would not
necessarily wish to penalise
them
Disagree This does not affect me
Disagree This does not seem fair as
she may not be able to afford
to keep her boarder who
may then have to take a
council house which would
cost the council money and
stop more deserving family
from getting accommodation
Disagree This is unfair unless they can
claim expenses back
somehow what about as self-
employed?
Disagree This would not affect me
Disagree This would not affect me.
Disagree This wouldn't affect me.
Disagree unaffected
Disagree Unsure - is the £ 50 subject
to Income Tax?
Disagree Why should you pay more
for a boarder than a sub-
tenant? This makes no
sense, in principle you
should pay more in council
tax for a sub tenant than a
boarder as your profit is
more for a sub-tenant than a
boarder.
Disagree Won't effect me but usually
boarders are taken in to help
with rent/bills etc. so wouldn't
benefit others.
Disagree Would not affect me as I pay
full Council Tax
Disagree Would not affect me.
Disagree Wouldn't affect me. But £ 28
is a big jump to pay for
anyone! Why not reduce a
few pound at fixed rate for
everyone i.e. £ 3 as that is
more reasonable to pay.
Strongly Agree Again it's an income Its
time everybody was treated
fairly
Strongly Agree Again, this does not affect us
but as this is a landlord
earning money from a
boarder all of the income
should be taken into
account. If this is an
opportunity to earn money it
should be treated as such.
People such as ourselves
are not able to earn despite
being willing.
Strongly Agree Again, what am I agreeing
to? I am strongly in favour of
the proposed scheme.
Strongly Agree All income included
Strongly Agree As above
Strongly Agree as above
Strongly Agree As before
Strongly Agree As this is an extra income on
top of any job, etc they might
have.
Strongly Agree boarder is in receipt of
Council services hence a
contribution is justifiable
Strongly Agree Boarders should pay council
tax
Strongly Agree Does not affect me
Strongly Agree Does not affect me
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not apply as we do not
have a boarder.
Strongly Agree Does not, other than I have a
child living at home who pays
'rent' for board and lodgings
and receive no support for
this, so should be equal
playing field for non-relatives
Strongly Agree Doesn't affect me.
Strongly Agree Doesnt.
Strongly Agree Extra money into house.
Should pay tax on this
money.
Strongly Agree I strongly agree in the hope
that Mrs Smith will charge
her boarder £ 7 a week
more. However Mrs Smith is
doing a job here and under
Principle 4 (pg8) she should
be encouraged. Maybe £ 10
a week should be ignored.
Strongly Agree I strongly believe that all
income should be taken into
consideration when
calculating benefits of any
kind.
Strongly Agree I would have to pay an extra
7.00 pw
Strongly Agree I would not be affecetd. Is
this not an income?
Strongly Agree it does not
Strongly Agree It doesn't
Strongly Agree It is income so should be
included in the CT
calculation.
Strongly Agree It will affect my income when
I want to save for rainy days.
Strongly Agree It won't
Strongly Agree It won't
Strongly Agree It won't
Strongly Agree It would be fairer for me if
everyone paid full council tax
because I have too.
Strongly Agree It would help to keep my
Council Tax payment to a
reasonable level.
Strongly Agree It would mean that I do not
have to pay as much for
those who let out rooms in
their house. It is a business
and I therefore the income
should be taken into
consideration.
Strongly Agree It would not affect me
Strongly Agree It would not affect me
Strongly Agree It would not affect me
Strongly Agree It would not affect me
Strongly Agree it would not affect me
Strongly Agree It would not affect me.
Strongly Agree It would not affect me.
Strongly Agree It wouldn't
Strongly Agree It wouldn't.
Strongly Agree It wouldn't.
Strongly Agree Its her property
Strongly Agree More money will be available
for other essetial services for
the benefit of the wider
community
Strongly Agree My Council Tax bill will not
be so high
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree n/a
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree n/a
Strongly Agree n/a
Strongly Agree NA
Strongly Agree Na
Strongly Agree NA
Strongly Agree no affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree NO AFFECT
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No direct effect
Strongly Agree No direct effect
Strongly Agree No effect
Strongly Agree no effect
Strongly Agree No effect
Strongly Agree No effect as no boarders.
Strongly Agree No effect.
Strongly Agree No effect.
Strongly Agree No effect.
Strongly Agree No effect. Boarders rent
should be taken into account
less the pro rata amount
paid for meals.
Strongly Agree No freebies when it comes to
income received for those on
benefits. They get too much
as it is.
Strongly Agree No idea at this stage.
Irrelevant anyway as
principles behind proposals
are what is needed
Strongly Agree None
Strongly Agree Not
Strongly Agree Not @ all
Strongly Agree Not affect me
Strongly Agree Not affect me.
Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree not affected
Strongly Agree not affected
Strongly Agree not affected
Strongly Agree Not affected but should not
ignore any incomes.
Strongly Agree Not affected.
Strongly Agree Not affected Mrs Smiths
boarder will either end up
paying £ 60 week or food
standard will reduce
Strongly Agree Not applicable to us
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all as I do not receive
any benefits
Strongly Agree Not at all other than to make
the system fairer and close
up loopholes by which
people may unduly claim
council tax benefit.
Strongly Agree Not at all.
Strongly Agree Not relevant to me.
Strongly Agree Of course i think it should all
be included anyway
Strongly Agree Rent charged should include
a contribution towards
Council Tax. However, I
also fell that the costs of
providing accommodation
should be taken into account
when calculating the income
from sub tenants. As with
self employed people using
part of their own home,
these should be non-taxable
costs. That is that the costs
of providing the service
should be ignored. I also
think that, in respect of sub-
tenants and boarders who
are claiming benefits, an
allowance towards council
tax should be included in the
benefit. But I do realise that
this is not withing the
council's remit.
Strongly Agree Rent is income, I am taxed
on my income
Strongly Agree retired
Strongly Agree Same as above
Strongly Agree same as previous
Strongly Agree see above
Strongly Agree Thats an income
Strongly Agree The land lady will not go
without - she will up the rest
Strongly Agree Think this should happen as
they are adults not children
and adults can support them
selves better.
Strongly Agree This could be classed a a
business income.
Strongly Agree This does not directly affect
me but I am presuming that
the single person discount
would not apply in this
situation. [If it does, it should
not.]. Two or more adults
living in a house would
generally be expected to pay
full council tax regardless of
the fact that they all have to
eat.. I do not see why that
should differ for
boarders/landlords.
Strongly Agree This one is even worse than
the last. Maybe I should not
of agreed so strongly on the
last. I have rented houses
in the past and would look
into doing it again in the
future but never had a
borader etc.
Strongly Agree This proposal does not affect
me
Strongly Agree This proposal would not
affect me directly
Strongly Agree This would not affect me
Strongly Agree This would not directly affect
me.
Strongly Agree This would only affect me by
virtue of not increasing the
general council tax rates
Strongly Agree Total amount should be
included!
Strongly Agree Will not affect me
Strongly Agree Wont affect me at all.
Income is Income
Strongly Agree Would have no effect
Strongly Agree Would not
Strongly Agree Would not affect me
Strongly Agree Would not affect me
Strongly Agree Would not affect me.
Strongly Agree Yes definately, if someone is
earning income for
accomodation then they
should pay from the income.
Strongly Agree yes more money coming in
Strongly Disagree £ 7 a week is alot of money.
What about the people who
only have lodgers and
boarders because they are
so poor they couldn't afford
the bills in the first place.
Strongly Disagree As Principle 2 Proposal E
Strongly Disagree Does not affect me.
Strongly Disagree Does not affect me. But feel
as above that this money
that the person gets from the
boarder should not be
included in the council tax
benefit calculation. Surely
you would include that if you
were calculating housing
benefit, not council tax. Also
would the boarder not be
elligble to pay some council
tax of their own?
Strongly Disagree Does not affect me.Your
proposal will effectively
charge c tax on the gross not
net income from lodger.
Strongly Disagree Does not apply to me.
Strongly Disagree Doesn't but the cost of living
is rising every week also
bills.
Strongly Disagree I am replying on behalf of an
organisation and it will affect
individual members
differently.
Strongly Disagree I do not have a boarder
Strongly Disagree I don't think people rent
acomodation like this
because they have spare
money
Strongly Disagree I think all rent from sub
tenants should count
Strongly Disagree I think the first £ 20 should
be ignored as for food and
the remaining £ 30 included
in full
Strongly Disagree It will not!
Strongly Disagree It won't. But as the clost of
food is rising fast it seems an
unfair option. To have to
take in a boarder in the forst
place to get extra money
says it all. Because I am on
low income I've had to shop
in Aldi, Lidl's, £ shops & 99p
shops, each week it gets
harder. I DON'T drink,
smoke, have a car or
computer - can't afford to.
Buy clothes from charity
shops, ration the electric
heating and hot water. I'm 55
yrs and WORK!!!! 21st
century!!!
Strongly Disagree It would not normally, but if I
had to live away for a
contract, it might only be
viable if a cheap room was
available. The money saved
by this measure would be so
minimal as to not be worth
risking loss of the
population's mobility to get to
work.
Strongly Disagree It wouldn't affect me.
Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree N/A - but would increase
homelessness & demand for
social housing.
Strongly Disagree N/A This makes having a
boarder a disadvantage.
People will get rid of their
boarders and let the council
house them. This will cost
the tax payer more in the
long run.
Strongly Disagree No affect
Strongly Disagree No boarders living here
Strongly Disagree no change
Strongly Disagree Not at all
Strongly Disagree Not money get meals.
Strongly Disagree Not personally affected, but
why penalize enterprise,
expense and extra work
particularly with the current
housing shortage
Strongly Disagree Not sure at the moment.
Strongly Disagree Ok as it is. Why not ask
more of these on a larger
incomne
Strongly Disagree people normally take in
boarders to increase a low
income, it is an invasion of
privacy and not undertaken
lightly by people
Strongly Disagree Same as prev
Strongly Disagree See above answers
Strongly Disagree She will need that money.
Why give more money to the
government for nothing, just
a pay rise for them
Strongly Disagree So, basically the landlord
ends up paying for the
meals?
Strongly Disagree Stop hammering the poor.
Strongly Disagree the boarders are often there
because they cannot get
other accomodation (under
the age to be able to take on
a tenancy - 18yrs or under
the Local Housing Allowance
age - 35yrs) and these
lodgers are often low paid.
Keep as current.
Strongly Disagree The household probably has
a boarder living with them to
help cover costs which are
otherwise difficult or
impossible to meet. The
extra cost of £ 20 per month
would be impossible to meet
when everything else is
increasing in cost.
Strongly Disagree the same as the other box's.
Strongly Disagree This is my scenario.. I have a
problem now paying my way
and any further cuts will
force me to become
unemployed.
Strongly Disagree This is no good To take an
exra £ 7 a week in council
tax out of £ 50 is extremely
punitive.
Strongly Disagree THIS PROPOSAL WOULD
NOT AFFECT ME.
Strongly Disagree This should be as proposal
E. £ 4 pw less support as it
is board and lodging and
costs Mrs Smith more
money. Discourages people
from offering spare rooms.
Strongly Disagree This will encourage landlords
of the boarders to increase
rent. Does not affect me.
Strongly Disagree this will not affect me. but if
your taking in a paying
tennant - this is for a
financial reason only and you
should NOT be penalised
financially even more for this.
Strongly Disagree Will not affect me but
payment should be based on
size of property
Strongly Disagree Would not affect me though
this flies in the face of the
governments 'Rent a Room'
policy meaning I probably
would not use this Scheme if
I needed to in the future.
Strongly Disagree You should only consider
rent paid for food. Food is so
expensive so extra money
for food should not be
considered
Does not affect me as I do
not have a boarder and I
think that it seems
reasonable as it stands more
so than the proposal you are
suggesting because it should
be taken into account that
the 'landlord/lady' has to pay
for meals & other things that
are included when you are
paying rent (ie)
heating/electridc/gas and
upkeep of room.
Does not affect me.
Doesn't affect me.
Don't understand.
I'm not sure abot this one as
the cost of food and
amenities have risen so
much I think the overall cost
to Mrs Smith would amount
to more than £ 7 per week.
It would make it easier if I
was allowed to have a lodger
it would make it slightly
financially easier.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
This doesn't affect me and I
can't comment on this.
This proposal does not affect
me.
This scenario doesn't affect
me but seems fair
Would not affect me.
Agree A small amount will help
towards the council tax.
Agree Absolutely much fairer for
everyone
Agree Again its an income coming
into the household and
should be used in
calculations. I would expect
the earner to pay the extra.
Agree All income should be taken
into consideration
regardless!
Agree All residents should
contribute but not at the
expense of the parent who is
single
Agree As long as the fee is capped
and not changed, this would
be acceptable. This proposal
would not affect me.
Agree Board and lodging payments
would have to be increased.
Agree But they should all be
responsible for paying their
own portion of the tax.
Agree But they should all be
responsible for paying their
own portion of the tax.
Agree daughter has to contribute as
much as the next person
when earning
Agree Do not know
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect our
household
Agree Does not affect us
Agree Doesn't affect me
Agree Doesn't affect me
Agree Doesn't affect us.
Agree Don't feel this is a lot to ask
as the child living at home is
having it cheaper with no bill.
Would not affect me.
Principle 3 - Greater account should be taken of the
total income of a household
Proposal G - increase the amount that other adults
living as part of the houshold are treated as
contributing towards the Council Tax
.
Agree Have had concerns for a
long time that some people
have taken advantage of the
one earner principal. Very
helpful if times are hard, but
not fair if it is used to avoid
sharing the load for society.
However, all of these
proposals put pressure on
families who claim benefits
and if their claims are fair,
the increases will lead to
some having difficulties. Can
see income demands
increasing.
Agree I agree
Agree I agrer and don't agree. I
think if a household has
husband & wife with kids
under 18 then Council tax
should be standard amount
no matter how much they
earn.However,if there's
anyone over 18 and working
than a increase makes
sense. If a household has 4
working adults that's a lot of
money
Agree I am on benefits with samll
child no husband I should
not pay at all
Agree I am only guaranteed £ 50 a
week and earn an extra £ 20-
25 a week average. I can't
afford any more bills on this
income as I haven't any
other money.
Agree I do not receive any Council
Tax Benefit so would not
directly affect me
Agree I don't think this would affect
me.
Agree I HAVE DAUGHTERS AGED
9 & 13
Agree I have grown up son who
lives with me, he's not
working
Agree I theory this is a good idea,
but not all adult children
contribute to the household
Agree I would not be directly
affected by this proposal but
feel the wealthiest are in the
best position to pay more so
a new top band of Council
Tax needs to be introduced
e.g. Band I 20/9, or the
multipliers increased at the
top end
Agree I would pay an extra £ 10 per
month. Non-dependants
over the age of 18 living as
part of the household should
pay some council tax. but
this should be means tested
and the non-dependant
responsible for their own
bills. If they are still in full-
time education they should
pay nothing. If the non-
dependant is on any sort of
benefit a nominal amount
should be paid. May be
there should be a category
for 'dependant non
dependants' - adult children
of the householder over the
age of 18 who work but earn
very little and are
consequently dependant on
their parents. If they earn
under the single person's tax
allowance they should pay
very little.
Agree I would pay more council tax
Agree If adults are living at home
and are working they could
afford to help with the council
tax within reason.
Agree If grown up daughters and
sons earn wages no help is
needed.
Agree If the adult is working. If not it
would not be fair on the
parents.
Agree If the non-dep is earning,
then they should help pay
bills.
Agree If the son/daughter is earning
a wage it is fair to expect
them to contribute. This
does not affect us as our
daughter is 16 and in full-
time education. However, if
there is a genuine reason for
the dependant not to work
this should be considered
(i.e. our daughter is disabled)
Agree If there is incoming coming
in, be it benefits or salary,
should be taken into account
Agree If you need the money
people have to help
Agree If your daughter works and
lives with them life isn't quite
as hard as what certain other
groups of people will find
cuts in future.
Agree I'm a single occupant and my
one hard earned relatively
low income has to pay for
everything. Mr and Mrs
Smith and daughter have 3
incomes in the household so
I think it's fair they should
pay more.
Agree Increase due to one working
child
Agree Increase from £ 3.30 to £
5.80
Agree It doesn't
Agree it does'nt
Agree It doesn't affect me at the
moment, but may (hopefully
not) in later years.
Agree It doesn't.
Agree it is providing tghey keep it
low when they syart work,
hard to adjust
Agree It might.
Agree It seems fair that if people
are earning they should
contribute tio council tax
Agree It will affect me when I want
to save but I will still pay
water rates, TV licence, Gas,
Electric, bills.
Agree It will affect me when I want
to save but I will still pay
water rates, TV licence, Gas,
Electric, bills.
Agree It will affect me when I want
to save but I will still pay
water rates, TV licence, Gas,
Electric, bills.
Agree it wont
Agree It won't affect me as I don't
get council tax benefit, I
believe the whole household
should contribute to the
costs of local authority
services.
Agree It won't.
Agree it would not
Agree it would not affect me
Agree it would not affect me
Agree it would not affect me
Agree It would not affect me at all
Agree It would not affect me directly
Agree It would not affect me.
Agree It wouldn't
Agree It would'nt
Agree It wouldn't affect me
financially.
Agree It wouldn't yet, as my son is
unempoyed and lives mainly
in London
Agree It wouldn't.
Agree Little affect
Agree Living at home & earning is
saving rent so a contribution
to council tax is still less than
rent.
Agree more than 1 wage comming
into household . Single
people like myself get a 25%
Ct reduction which is fair .but
10.55 is a bit high
Agree My partner, being a carer, is
already on a very low
income. To ask him to pay
from what is already a very
low income would be
unreasonable.
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree n/a
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree n/a
Agree N/A
Agree n/a
Agree N/A
Agree N/A.
Agree N/A.
Agree N/A.
Agree N/A.
Agree N/A.
Agree N/A.
Agree Nil
Agree Nil effect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No change.
Agree No children
Agree No current effect. However,
in the future it should depend
on the household income
level.
Agree no effect
Agree No effect
Agree No effect on me
Agree No impact on me but all
persons living at any given
address should pay equally
towards the council tax?
Agree No non-dependant children
living at home - no affect
Agree none
Agree Not
Agree not
Agree not
Agree not
Agree Not affect me - for about 15
years but if all this money is
coming in then it should be
taken into account.
Agree Not affect me yet but will in
years to come
Agree Not affect me.
Agree Not affect me.
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected, but peopleon a
income of £ 394 + the other
high income bracket should
foot the bill keeping the
lowest of incomes the same
Agree not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree not at all
Agree Not at all.
Agree Not at all.
Agree Not at all.
Agree Not at all.
Agree Not at all. I do not agree that
£ 4.80 is a reasonable
assumption for those on
benefits. This is too much.
Agree Not currently; unless
someone in the family
wanted to move to this area;
then I would generally agree,
but not for periods less than
1 month / 6 weeks or
whatever; i.e. until the
newcomer gets some pay he
can pass on!
Agree Not.
Agree OK in principle but what
happens if the non-
dependant doesn't pay up?
Who is liable for their share
of the council tax?
Agree People who earn more
money should pay more
council tax.
Agree seems fair
Agree She should pay for some
with her wage's.
Agree Some of daughters income
would have to be used to pay
council tax
Agree The non-dependant
deductions need to be
adjusted - I completely agree
with this. However with the
uprating of the deductions I
also feel that the income
bands need uprating.
Agree The proposal would not
affect me.
Agree There needs to be discretion
for exeptional cases
Agree this could be a good idea
because, they would be of
an age where they could if
they had to, or wished set up
home on their own.
Agree This does not affect me
Agree This does not affect me but I
do not see a justification for
people ringing income into a
household be it on benefits
or earnings not contributing
at a greater level to the
Council Tax due by the
household. That said there
may be significant hardship
for people whose
dependents refuse to
contribute. What support will
SSDC be putting in place for
this - e.g naming dependents
on Council Tax bills?
Agree This does not affect me but I
would not like to see people
on benefits such as Income
Support being asked to
make this contribution
Agree This does not affect me.
Agree This does not affect me.
Agree This doesn't affect me now
but it will when my eldest son
returns home from university
Agree this proposal would not affect
me
Agree This proposal would not
affect me.
Agree This proposal would not
affect me.
Agree This would affect us as we
have my mother-in-law and
sister-in-law living with
myself, my husband and two
sons.
Agree This would not affect me.
Agree This would not affect me.
Agree this wouldnt affect me
Agree unaffected
Agree We as a family live :- myself,
son & daughter-in-law,
unmarried working daughter,
2 young grand children. this
would affect us.
Agree Will not affect me
Agree will not affect me
Agree Will not affect me.
Agree Won't affect me for a long
time.
Agree Would not affect me
Agree Would not affect me
Agree Would not affect me.
Agree Wouldn't affect me
Agree Yes it would affect me but
not sure how much
Disagree An extra £ 16 a month off the
daughters income makes
her income £ 167 then
parents keep money. Plus if
saving for mortgage has a
mean off no encouragement
Disagree Any non-dependent on basis
benefits has no excess
money to pay £ 4.80 towards
the CT bill
Disagree As council tax is an
individual tax the family
member is paying anyway
Disagree Because people can't afford
it.
Disagree Council tax is supposed to
be based on the size house
you live in. This is making
people with less money pay
more yet they still only have
a limited space i.e A family of
5 in a 2 bed house, they
can't afford a bigger hosue,
taking more means they are
even less likely to ever afford
it.
Disagree does not
Disagree Doesn't affect me i pay full
council tax.
Disagree Household not number of
people
Disagree I have 2 children at home
under 16. My husband only
works to support 4 of us.
We struggle at present on
min wage.
Disagree I have a son living with me
on ESA who is over 18.
Under new Housing Benefit
rules he will now have to pay
rent & to have council tax
due as well would be hard.
By sharing our home ir
reduces him having to ask
for housing benefit in his own
right & is saving the gov
money.
Disagree I strongly disagree as these
terms place low income
families with mature children
into further financial decline.
Leaving them below the
poverty line. Children are
considered such under 18 in
educational system. This
responsibility should not fall
to the child due to adult
ability and income earned.
Disagree I think rates are too high
Disagree I think wages after
deductions should be used
because is isn't fair to
include an income they don't
get. That money has to go
to the tax man so how do
you work out that it can be
used for this?
Disagree I would not be affected.
Disagree If you act on this there will be
more youngsters eiher on
the street or in bedsits and
the parent wont be able to
afford for them to stay in the
family home.
Disagree It won't but I object to the
notion that non-dependants
who are on minimal benefits
would be expected to
contribute £ 4.80. I concur
that those who are working
should make some
contribution.
Disagree It would not affect me.
Disagree It wouldn't
Disagree It wouldn't affect me.
Disagree Live alone
Disagree My daughter has cancer and
on employment support
Disagree My son is self employed at
18. Often he has no work
and I still support him. It is
very difficult for youngsters
to get started - The cost of
living is so high and the
wages low.
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A - a separate bill should
be sent to the dependant
who has now started working
not for the parents to foot the
extra bill.
Disagree N/A But will cause more
family conflict.
Disagree not
Disagree Not affected
Disagree Not relevant - I am single
with no dependants.
Disagree Not sure
Disagree Only change if a living wage
is earned. Do not take into
account any gov payments.
Otherwise will lead to greater
claims not less.
Disagree People who earn more
money should pay more
council tax.
Disagree Still feel as a single mother
that has no spousal suppoet
etc should get maximum
help.
Disagree The daughter should pay £ 4
a week. My children had to
pay it. Poll tax then.
Disagree This 'could'? affect our son
and I disagree because you
are propsoing to take more
money from someone but
their wages remain the
same.
Disagree this does not affect me
Disagree This does not affect me.
Disagree This doesn't affect us but
seems once again if people
are working and trying to
help themselves they will
once again be worse off.
Disagree this proposal does not affect
Disagree This works very well for
families, but not for young
adults house sharing who
need to be treated
independently. Currently my
boyfriends income is taken
into account for things but he
does not pay my any of his
money. If I was out of work
he may buy food for me but
would expect me to pay my
share of rent/bills etc - your
benefits would assume he is
paying everything for me.
Disagree Unfair to tax with working
family
Disagree Wghy should they pay for
thier daughter
Disagree What about a fmaily of
5/6/10 people are they going
to be means tested?
Disagree What happens if non
dependants are college
student
Disagree when adult children live with
their parents, they SHOULD
pay towards council tax and
help pay the mortgage... but
you should charge the adult
children, not the 'household'.
The parents will only end up
taking the strain under your
proposals. Put it on the
children who should be
paying their own way.
Disagree Whilst this doesn't affect us
we do feel that someone on
benefits has enough to pay
out as it is. The higher
amounts for wages earners
is too high. While a higher
amount is inevitable it could
be half the jump proposed
and still be workable.
Disagree Why is it only £ 1 difference
for someone who is on
benefit and probably gets £
25 a week to someone who
earns just less than £ 183 a
week????
Disagree Wouldn't affect me
Disagree wouldn't affect me as live
alone
Disagree Wouldn't affect me. Where
are people supposed to find
an extra £ 16 per week.
Disagree yes it will daughter lives with
me
Strongly Agree Again, what am I agreeing
to? I am strongly in favour of
the proposed scheme.
Strongly Agree age should be 25 years old
as gov benefits as adults
Strongly Agree All adults in a household
should make a contribution
towards council tax, but that
this should be in proportion
to the number of people
living in the household (i.e. if
there are 4 people - 2
parents, I working child and
one school age child, the
working child should not pay
more than 1/4 of the council
tax, if 6 people not more
than 1/2).
Strongly Agree All for the same reason.
Strongly Agree All household income should
be btaken into account as all
the householders will be the
beneficiaries.
Strongly Agree All income per household
should be counted.
Strongly Agree all income should be taken
into consideration
Strongly Agree All that earn should
contribute.
Strongly Agree anyone living at the property
is in receipt of Council
services hence a contribution
is justifiable
Strongly Agree As above
Strongly Agree As above
Strongly Agree As above
Strongly Agree as above
Strongly Agree As currently unfair a dozen
share a house & share one
tax. One neighbour
household only gets 1/4
discount.
Strongly Agree Children living at home are
dependant even though they
are classed otherwise. But it
is cheaper under one roof.
Strongly Agree Daughter to make more
contribuiton
Strongly Agree Dependants should
contribute
Strongly Agree Does not affect me
Strongly Agree Does not affect me
Strongly Agree Does not affect me, but
sound fair.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not apply to myself or
partner/carer.
Strongly Agree Does not but seems very
Strongly Agree does not effect us, I don't
think, our daughter lives with
us but is my fulltime carer
Strongly Agree Does not, but did in the past
when son earned £ 202 per
week as an apprentice - had
no deduction at all as over
threshold so believe this
should be changed to ensure
equity and fairness across
the board
Strongly Agree Doesn't
Strongly Agree Doesn't affect me
Strongly Agree Doesn't affect me.
Strongly Agree Doesnt.
Strongly Agree Everyone living in a house
should contribute if they are
adult.
Strongly Agree HARD TO MANAGE
Strongly Agree I think that the dependant
who is working and living at
home should be sent the £ 4
per week bill
Strongly Agree I was astounded total income
was not already considered.
Strongly Agree If adults are earning a full
time wage, this would be fair,
but not someone who is just
receiving benefits.
Strongly Agree If the grown up daughter is
earning why is benefit being
paid?
Strongly Agree If there is higher rate of
money going in to a
household they should pay
more.
Strongly Agree If you benefit from council
services and are earning you
should be prepared to pay a
proportion of the costs
Strongly Agree In your example you say that
it would be the parents who
would pay, but this would
simply be a lesson in the
daughter learning that costs
do occur even when living in
the family home. More and
more children are staying at
home, this shouldn't be a
free ride, they should learn to
pay their own way, lets face
it they spend enough on
sweets, fast food, alcohol,
energy drinks, clothes,
cigarettes, mobile phones
etc We need more people
paying into the system
otherwise some people will
find out what poverty really
is.
Strongly Agree it does not
Strongly Agree It doesn't
Strongly Agree It doesn't
Strongly Agree It should be a fairer way as
more than two adults in a
home = more income. And it
still allows a large amount
off!
Strongly Agree It won't
Strongly Agree It won't.
Strongly Agree It would be fairere for me
and eveyone else who
doesn't qualify for these
benefits, yet has no icnome ,
never mind £ 183 per week.
Strongly Agree It would help to keep my
Council Tax payment to a
reasonable level.
Strongly Agree It would mean that I do not
have to pay as much for
those who have a greater
household income than me. I
pay the full amount of
Council Tax and families
should do the same.
Strongly Agree it would not
Strongly Agree It would not affect me
Strongly Agree It would not affect me
Strongly Agree It would not affect me
Strongly Agree It would not affect me
Strongly Agree It would not affect me.
Strongly Agree It would not affect me.
Strongly Agree It wouldn't
Strongly Agree It wouldn't
Strongly Agree It wouldn't affect me. But
back in the days of the 'poll
tax' I had to pay a substantial
amount even though on a
low income. I think that
everyone should contribute
whether working or on
benefits.
Strongly Agree It wouldn't.
Strongly Agree It wouldn't.
Strongly Agree Makes good sense and
increases fairness for all who
contribute to the payment of
subsidies by limiting their
already high contributions to
those who cannot or chose
not to pay their share.
Strongly Agree More household earnings so
should pay.
Strongly Agree More money would be
available for other essential
services for the benefit of a
wider community
Strongly Agree Mr & Mrs Smith's daughter is
earning and benefitting from
council services so should
contribute to the CT bill.
Their daughter should
contribute to any increase.
Strongly Agree My children will soon be
leaving school and we would
be in this position. I maintain
that all income should be
assessed.
Strongly Agree My Council Tax bill will not
be so high
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree n/a
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree n/a
Strongly Agree n/a
Strongly Agree n/p
Strongly Agree NA
Strongly Agree Na
Strongly Agree NA
Strongly Agree no affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree NO AFFECT
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree no change
Strongly Agree No direct effect
Strongly Agree No direct effect
Strongly Agree No effect
Strongly Agree no effect
Strongly Agree No effect
Strongly Agree No effect.
Strongly Agree No effect.
Strongly Agree No effect.
Strongly Agree No idea at this stage.
Irrelevant anyway as
principles behind proposals
are what is needed
Strongly Agree No non-dependants but feel
they should be held
responsible for pay any non-
dependant amount
Strongly Agree None
Strongly Agree None
Strongly Agree Not
Strongly Agree Not @ all
Strongly Agree Not affect me
Strongly Agree Not affect me
Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree not affected
Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree not affected
Strongly Agree Not affected but all persons
receiving services from the
Council should contribute a
fair share towards the overall
provision bill.
Strongly Agree Not affected but I do not see
this as Mrs and Mr Smith
paying, but her daughter. It
encourages resposibilty and
awareness of the cost of
living
Strongly Agree Not affected but non deps
should pay more towards the
household bills as what they
pay now is I realistically low.
Strongly Agree Not affected.
Strongly Agree Not applicable to us
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all as I do not receive
any benefits
Strongly Agree Not at all but since these
adults are using the council
services there must be a
requirement for them to
contribute - responsibilities to
match their rights.
Strongly Agree Not at all.
Strongly Agree Not at all. I am mystified as
to why they would be getting
extra allowances for not
paying council tax when their
is extra income coming into
the household and the are
using additional services.
Strongly Agree not directly affected
Strongly Agree Not relevant to me.
Strongly Agree retired
Strongly Agree see above
Strongly Agree See all my other comments.
Strongly Agree Shouldn't take from family
who lives under the same
roof. Only the named tenant
should pay.
Strongly Agree Sounds like a loop-hole: If
someone in the property is
earning enough to pay the
council tax then why give
relief based on different
adults at the same property.
Strongly Agree Stop giving money away. We
don't get looked after and
pay our way and look after
ourselves. Stop makeing
sitting, watching TV all day
pay.
Strongly Agree This proposal does not affect
me
Strongly Agree This proposal would not
affect me directly
Strongly Agree THIS PROPOSAL WOULD
NOT AFFECT ME.
Strongly Agree This will affect me in the next
year or so.
Strongly Agree this will make them try
harder to get a job
Strongly Agree this will not affect me.
Strongly Agree This will not affect me.
Strongly agree that all
working adults in a
household should pay
towards Council Tax, and
this aspect of the proposals
should be changed to make
a fair payment for all.
Strongly Agree This would not affect me
Strongly Agree This would not directly affect
me.
Strongly Agree This would only affect me by
virtue of not increasing the
general council tax rates
Strongly Agree This wouldn't affect me.
Strongly Agree was surprised that this was
not the case already; other
money should be
considered.
Strongly Agree Will Not.
Strongly Agree Wont affect me at all.
Strongly Agree Would have no effect
Strongly Agree Would not
Strongly Agree Would not affect me
Strongly Agree Would not affect me
Strongly Agree Would not affect me.
Strongly Agree X
Strongly Agree Yes
Strongly Agree yes
Strongly Agree Yes - they all benefit from
Council amenities and
should all make a
contribution according to
their income.
Strongly Agree Yes as above
Strongly Agree Yes it would make sense to
me that all earning in the
community pay towards
supporting it.
Strongly Agree Yes- they all benefit from
Council amenities and
should all make a
contribution according to
their income.
Strongly Agree Yes, the sooner people get
used to paying their way the
better
Strongly Agree You should have the idea by
now that I am furious to find
out that some people are not
paying Council Tax.
Strongly Disagree £ 183 is too low. People on
the lowest incomes already
can't pay bills. I'm so poor I
eat a packet of 11p Tesco
super noodles every day, not
because I like them but
because I'm so hungry.
Strongly Disagree Again, do you want me to
ever have children?
Strongly Disagree All income lost re tenant is
income lost and I would be
worse off financially if I had
to pay council charges out of
Income Support calculated
to support me and my family.
Strongly Disagree Any increase should be
according to means such
that people on lowest
incomes should still not have
to pay whilst higher earners
should pay more.
Strongly Disagree cause its hard enough for
kids as it is ie car tax
insurance to get to work and
college when they get there
own home yes
Strongly Disagree Council TAX is worked out
on size & location of property
not the amount of people
living it
Strongly Disagree Does not apply to me.
Strongly Disagree Doesn't
Strongly Disagree Doesn't affect me personally
but it did once and would be
hugely unfair in many
circumstances. Its a
property tax and not a poll
tax.
Strongly Disagree Hits me financially not my
son. My name is on the rent
book, it's me who is evicted if
I don't pay the rent!
Strongly Disagree I am a carer, already on a
very low income, this
proposal will cause me
hardship.
Strongly Disagree I am parent/carer for my
disabled son who is on ESA
so he would be penalised
Strongly Disagree I am replying on behalf of an
organisation and it will affect
individual members
differently.
Strongly Disagree I am retired and have a
pension, so would have to
pay an extra £ 4 per week (£
208 per year)
Strongly Disagree If there are 1 or 2 people
living together they use no
more than if 22 people live
together.
Strongly Disagree If this would be chosen we
would be worse off as wife
on DLA & currently exempt
from this.
Strongly Disagree It will affect me when I want
to save but I will still pay
water rates, TV licence, Gas,
Electric, bills.
Strongly Disagree It will not!
Strongly Disagree It won't but unemployed kids
still living at home will be
made to feel pay up or get
out which will increase kids
on the street - another case
of the poor families being hit
& the rich sitting pretty!!
Strongly Disagree It would make my income
greatly reduced at a time
when it is already a struggle.
Strongly Disagree Less money for the daughter
for nothing more
Strongly Disagree My son pays over £ 75 per
week in rent/CTAX already.
How on earth will he be able
to save a deposit to leave
home and get on the
property ladder.
Strongly Disagree My son will be this age in a
few years - the proposal is
more likely to push young
adults out of fa,ily homes
and create more social
problems including further
dependancy on benefits.
Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree N/A.
Strongly Disagree No affect to me. But many
people lose child benefit and
tax credits when children
become non dependent
children cannot get work or
only low paid this adds
another penalty to parents
that may be already
struggling to manage
Strongly Disagree non-dependents below the
age of 21 should be except
from council tax
contributions. starting out in
life is hard enough without
having to contribute towards
council tax
Strongly Disagree none
Strongly Disagree Not personally affected, but
this intrusion into family
togetherness particularly in a
time of housing shortage is
wrong.
Strongly Disagree Not sure at the moment.
Strongly Disagree Son lives wityh me, so would
have to pay more council tax
Strongly Disagree Stop hammering the poor
AGAIN. It's our money and
not yours. How can our
young people afford to leave
home with the lack of
housing and jobs.
Strongly Disagree The chances are the over
18's are still living with
parents because they can't
afford their own place - once
more low earners would lose
out.
Strongly Disagree The cost for young people
working long hours & low pay
in rural areas should br
taken into account
Strongly Disagree The household probably has
a non dependants living
with them to help cover costs
which are otherwise difficult
or impossible to meet. The
extra cost of £ 20 per month
would be impossible to meet
when everything else is
increasing in cost.
Strongly Disagree The price of living has
increased across the board.
How are people supposed to
find more money.
Strongly Disagree the same as the other box's.
Strongly Disagree This in the poll tax all over
again.
Strongly Disagree This is my scenario.. I have a
problem now paying my way
and any further cuts will
force me to become
unemployed.
Strongly Disagree this would not affect me. In
the question paper I received
in the post you have an
example of one family paying
an extra £ 24.82 a week. I
accept that we all have to
make changes and
contribution in these difficult
times.However for one low
income family to find an
extra £ 24.82 a week is
outrageous. The most any
one family will have to pay
extra should be capped at £
8.00 a week. Most people
have already cut their
household spend to the
bone, I know I have and the
only way I can find any extra
money is from food
shopping. SO PLEASE
THINK VERY CAREFULLY
ABOUT THIS. We should
not make the people all
ready suffering the most
suffer any more. I hope we
are still a caring society and
will think about those less
well off. Thank you.
Strongly Disagree Will not affect me but
payment should be based on
size of property
Strongly Disagree Young adults dependants
often stay at home as cant
afford to live elsewhere and
budget becomes even more
stretched
Strongly Disagree Young adults have little
money anyway so it would
fall to parents to pay extra.
Does not affect me.
Does not affect me.
Doesn't affect me.
I think there should be a
starting wage 1st.
I'm on employment support
allowance, I'm looking for
work but find it difficult with
my disabilities, and find my
finance difficult to live of as it
is!
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Not sure?
Over 18's should pay as they
as they are classed as adults
This does not take into
account Mr and Mrs Smiths
income . A non starter
without this information.
This scenario doesn't affect
me but seems fair
Would not affect me.
You are making struggling
families struggle more!!
Agree £ 50,000 is a very good
salary. Mr Smith can well
afford the inrease for his
son.
Agree Agree but only where a
property owner receives
benefit
Agree All residents should
contribute but not at the
expense of the parent who is
single
Agree Although lower income
families should be protected
Agree Any parent earning above
the national average wage
should pay the full council
tax.
Agree As proposal G
Agree At an income of £ 50,000 a
year should pay full council
tax. As a parent give his son
a wake up call there's work
out there. Even p/t.
Agree Because ther is more than
one working adult in the
household.
Agree Do not know
Agree does not
Agree Does not
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect me. But how
would this apply to people
who work but live with
students?
Agree Does not affect me. At £
50,000 he can afford to pay
full council tax this should
give him the argument that is
son should get any job and
not rely any one else.
Agree Does not affect me Agree if
they earn over a certain
amount. Not agree if they
just over the threshold for
benefits - could there be a
scale of discount dependent
on income
Principle 3 - Greater account should be taken of the
total income of a household
Proposal H - End Second Adult Rebate for working age
people from 1 April 2013
Agree Does not affect our
household
Agree Does not affect us as we are
not working however surely
this should be calculated on
how high/low income is
received.
Agree Does not but perhaps could
in the future if son lost his
job and my earning were this
high. Again, needs to be an
equal playing field to be fair
to all
Agree Doesn't affect me
Agree Doesn't affect me personally
but why no suggestion to
scrap single person/occupier
rebate? This is all just a
discrimination against the
sick, disabled and vulnerable
in our society who have
enough to conten with in life
as it is!
Agree Doesn't affect me.
Agree Doesn't affect us.
Agree Everyone should help
towards council tax.
Agree He can easily pay the full
amount. He has the money.
Agree He works, he has to pay
something. I don't work part
time so I would not suffer in
great deal that way.
Agree I do not receive any Council
Tax Benefit so would not
directly affect me
Agree I haven't got that much
money and I think it is
disgusting that your saving
are taken into account. Still
need to keep 25% discount
for single occupancy. Wish I
had Mr Smith's money.
Agree I would not be affected and
am relieved to see the single
persons benefit remains.
Agree I would not be directly
affected by this proposal but
feel the wealthiest are in the
best position to pay more so
a new top band of Council
Tax needs to be introduced
e.g. Band I 20/9, or the
multipliers increased at the
top end
Agree If adults are earning a full
time wage, this would be fair,
but not someone who is just
receiving benefits.
Agree If anybody got £ 335.50 they
would be very lucky.
Agree If anyone has an income of £
50,000 per year they can
afford to pay full rate.
Agree If earning £ 50,000 then
should pay.
Agree If he is earning £ 50,000 that
will hardly hurt him.
Agree If he is lucky enough to earn
£ 50,000 then he could
afford £ 6.45 a week
Agree If Mr Smith's income is too
high for benefit then he
should not get any reduction!
Just because his son gets
job seekers.
Agree If my income is £ 50,000 a
year I would not have gone
to council tax benefit.
Agree If this was a partner of wife
wouldn't receive a reduction.
Agree It doesn't
Agree It doesn't
Agree it does'nt
Agree It might encourage people to
actually seek work, because
the majority of people that i
know in receipt of job
seekers allowance, do not
actually seek work, or
deliberately mess up an
interview so they don't get
the job.
Agree it wont
Agree It won't
Agree It won't affect me as I don't
get council tax benefit. Why
should the average taxpayer
support someone with a
good income just because
someone else in the
household has a low
income?????
Agree It won't.
Agree it would not
Agree it would not affect me
Agree it would not affect me
Agree It would not affect me.
Agree It would not at present.
Agree It wouldn't
Agree It wouldn't
Agree It would'nt
Agree It wouldn't affect me
financially.
Agree It wouldn't.
Agree Live alone
Agree Lower income families would
then be entitled hopefully to
more help financially.
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree n/a
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree n/a
Agree N/A but affordable to them,
why benefit?
Agree N/A.
Agree Nil
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree NO AFFECT
Agree No affect but perhaps this
should have a salary cap so
that adults on lower salaries
could still benefit from
25%reduction
Agree No affect.
Agree No effect
Agree No effect on me
Agree No impact on me but all
persons living at any given
address should pay equally
towards the council tax
irrelevant of earnings.
Agree No low-paid persons living in
the house - no affect
Agree None
Agree Not
Agree not
Agree not
Agree not
Agree not
Agree Not affect me.
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree not at all
Agree Not at all.
Agree Not at all.
Agree Not at all.
Agree Not at all.
Agree Not at all.
Agree Not really sure as not sure
what the level of high income
is, but your example should
not get benefit 50,000 way
too high for 25% discount -
takes the michael
Agree Not.
Agree Pay their way
Agree should be responsible for
himself separate from his
son
Agree That makes sense.
Agree The current system is too
complicated, most people
are unaware of 2nd adult
rebate
Agree The proposal would not
affect me.
Agree This currently wouldn't affect
me as my children are
young.
Agree This does not affect me
Agree This does not affect me.
Agree This doesn't affect me at the
moment
Agree This proposal does not affect
me.
Agree THIS PROPOSAL WOULD
NOT AFFECT ME.
Agree This proposal would not
affect me.
Agree This scenario doesn't affect
me but seems fair
Agree This scheme would neeed
very careful monitoring
Agree This would affect us, as my
mother-in-law is over 60
years and is currentky not
employed as she is looking
after out two sons whilst we
all work.
Agree This would affect us.
Agree this would affect us. i am 60 -
currently caring for my
grandchildren so not
employed. we receive
second adult rebate.
Agree This would make the
community much more
comparable and would mean
the less off would have to
prioritise their spending
which would mean they
would have to get rid of their
sky box and lap top and cut
down on their smoking and
drinking!
Agree This would not affect me
Agree This would not affect me
Agree This would not directly affect
me.
Agree This would only affect me by
virtue of not increasing the
general council tax rates
Agree Total income should mean
total income for every home.
We are a married couple so
our total income is used for
calculation
Agree Using the example of £
50,000 is somewhat
excessive and that some
people on much lower
incomes will be adversely
affect. And I think that an
amount to a cover a
contribution towards council
tax should be included in Job
Seekers Benefit and other
benefits and should be paid
to the householder.
Agree Why is his son not working in
the example. I didn't realise
you could still get 25% if
someone lived with you. I
thought this was a single
occupancy reduction.
Agree Will not affect me
Agree will not affect me
Agree Will not affect me.
Agree With this income yes
Agree Wont affect me at all
Agree Would not affect me
Agree Would not affect me as I pay
full Council Tax
Agree Would not affect me.
Agree Would not effect us
Agree Wouldn't affect me. But if
they are earning £ 50,000 it
probably wouldn't make
much difference losing a bit
more every week.
Disagree A single working person
should be able to get a
reduction if another adult
living with them gets a
benefit as that adult has
enough expenditure without
adding council tax to the
amount. We are glad it
won't apply to us.
Disagree Again all this seems to be is
suffering. But their cuts are
nearly upon us so we all
have to adapt and that looks
most realistic option.
Disagree As I live alone I will not get
any reduction
Disagree As I said above, the grown
up son should have to pay
the difference, not his
parent. Can you find a way to
bill the 'grown up children'
and relieve the pressure on
the parents? any build sent
to the 'household' will fall on
the parents. If you bill the
'adult child', then maybe they
will get off their butt and find
a job.
Disagree Because people can't afford
it.
Disagree doesn't affect me buy could
increase homeless numbers
if incentive wasn't there to
house share.
Disagree Doesn't affect me.
Disagree He works, he has to pay
something. I don't work part
time so I would not suffer in
great deal that way.
Disagree He works, he has to pay
something. I don't work part
time so I would not suffer in
great deal that way.
Disagree I disagree because Mr
Smith's income might be
relatively low, e.g., £ 16,000
so this type of scenario
needs to be considered
before scrapping the 2nd
adult rebate.
Disagree I don't know cut off point to
receiove the 25% discount
Disagree I have previoulsy received
Second Adult Rebate as my
son was on a very low
income before he went back
into full time education. My
income was low in
comparison to the example
but I would have paid it if that
was the rule.
Disagree I think if the son is only
getting JSA or ESA, etc. this
would be unfair. But if the
other person works or gets a
highs pension this would be
OK.
Disagree I think this current scheme
should be carried on, in the
example Mr Smith is
supportig his son financially.
Disagree I thinks there should be
something like this, but
maybe set an upper limit on
what the council tax payer
earns. It wouldn't be fair
because people are being
forced to live with there
parents and then the parents
have to pay twice!
Disagree If help is needed it should be
given if it's not then it
shouldn't.
Disagree it does not
Disagree It doesn't
Disagree It doesn't.
Disagree It is hard enough sometimes
to motivate youngsters. i
would end up paying this
extra tax and still support my
son financially in other ways.
Disagree It is no good saying
"working age
people" - this is not fair
on disabled people with
special needs.
Disagree It is not up to mr.smith to pay
someone else council tax
Disagree It won't
Disagree It would not affect me.
Disagree It wouldn't affect me.
Disagree It wouldn't, but why should
the householder have to pay
more for that low income
person. It would cost local
council more if the father
kicked the son out and the
council had to house him.
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A. I think this should be in-
line with non-dep deductions.
Disagree Nil
Disagree No - this would not be right
or fair
Disagree No - this would not be right
or fair.
Disagree No affect
Disagree No change. However, you
are penalising a higher
income earner when if they
earned slightly less they
would not be penalised for
having a low income earner
living with them.
Disagree Not affect me.
Disagree Not affected
Disagree Not at all
Disagree not at all
Disagree not directly affected
Disagree Not necessarily...relative to
type of earnings.
Disagree This does not affect me
Disagree This isn't the same as a
single person living on their
own though is it? He is
actually living with an adult
non dependant which is
covered by the previous
proposal. If you are asking if
a single person should pay
the same for services as a
couple, how is that fair?
Disagree this proposal does not affect
me
Disagree This would cause substantial
loss below current poverty
line. This does not affect me.
Disagree unaffected
Disagree Unlikely to affect me
Disagree Would not affect me.
Disagree wouldn't
Disagree Wouldn't affect me
Disagree Wouldn't affect me
Disagree yes they should lose the
rebate if the other person is
working but the income
being brought into the
household would have to be
assesed.
Strongly Agree £ 50,000 per year!!!!!
Strongly Agree Again, what am I agreeing
to? I am strongly in favour of
the proposed scheme.
Strongly Agree All household income should
be btaken into account as all
the householders will be the
beneficiaries.
Strongly Agree all income should be taken
into consideration
Strongly Agree Any obne earning this type of
wage should not be
entittled to any benefits.
SHOULD BE MEANS
TESTED
Strongly Agree Anybody getting that sort of
money should not get any
form of benefit.
Strongly Agree As above
Strongly Agree As above
Strongly Agree as above
Strongly Agree But how does this affect
second adult if a student.
Strongly Agree Creates a level playing field.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me
Strongly Agree Does not affect me
Strongly Agree Does not affect me, and i
wasn't aware that this was a
current option. This should
end immediately.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not apply to myself or
partner/carer.
Strongly Agree Doesn't affect me
Strongly Agree Doesn't affect me This
certainly should be stopped!
50K ! I pay the full amount
on a fraction of that.
Strongly Agree Doesn't affect me but if
someone earns £ 50,000 per
year they can afford full
council tax.
Strongly Agree Doesn't affect me but it your
on £ 50k you can afford the
full council tax.
Strongly Agree Doesn't affect me i pay full
council tax.
Strongly Agree Doesn't but high incomes
should pay more.
Strongly Agree EVERYBODY SHOULD PAY
THEIR WAY
Strongly Agree Everybody should pay, I
don't get any help
Strongly Agree He can afford it on £ 50k per
year.
Strongly Agree he clearky has enough
money to provide for them
both. And his son is on JSA
not him. He is therefore
providing for his son.
Strongly Agree his earnings are high so he
should have to pay council
tax
Strongly Agree How on earth can someone
earning £ 50k be entitled to
council tax benefit? This
example makes me angry,
our household income is £
17k and we get NOTHING,
no benefits of any kind, SO
YES BENEFITS SHOULD
BE MORE INCOME BASED!
Strongly Agree I agree for people who have
someone living with them but
think the 25% should still
apply for a lone adult in a
property
Strongly Agree I am in effect shooting
myself in the foot agreeing to
this but what is someone on
£ 50000 doing receiving C
Tax benefit. Council should
start charging full council
Tax on all second and
subsequent homes and not
pander to those of us who
are more fortunate in life and
whom you may believemay
damage more senior
persons career prospects
Strongly Agree I didn't know I could get a
reduction - now I do so I will
try and claim!
Strongly Agree I have always paid my
Council Tax, but I have
never had an income over £
10.000 a year.
Strongly Agree I would love to have an
income of £ 50k and would
pay my way in full.
Strongly Agree I would not be affected. I
strongly agree 2nd adult
rebate should come to an
end.
Strongly Agree If a single person is on £
50,000 he should not get any
help with council tax. My
husband & I are extremly
stuggling with money. We
just come over the mark to
get any help. Mr Smith earns
3 times as much as both of
us. If anytyhing Mr Smith
should opay extra for his son
Strongly Agree If he can afford £ 6.45 a
week extra on £ 50,000
ayear! Something needs to
change regarding people
claiming. Not a happy
writer here.
Strongly Agree If I was getting 50,000 I'd pay
it happily.
Strongly Agree If my son were living at home
this could be our s] situation.
Strongly Agree If one partner has a
reasonable income they
should be paying council tax.
If this is a problem in the
above the son could move
out! This does not affect us
and is not likely to because
my husband cares for me as
a disabled adult and our
daughter as a disabled child.
Strongly Agree if someone earns £ 50,000
per year and alson gets
income from a person living
with them is wrong as I am
sure they can easily afford to
pay full council tax
Strongly Agree If someone gets that amount
in earmings a year they
should be able to afford to
pay C/Tax in full.
Strongly Agree if the son has 69 pw JSA
then he should not have to
contribute .father is having to
support son already living
with him but technically a
2nd income in house and so
should not get a single
resident discount If I had a
dependent living with me
despite being a pensioner I
weould loose my 25%
discount
Strongly Agree If you are on good money
you should not receive
benefit.
Strongly Agree Individuals on this level of
income can afford to pay full
Council Tax
Strongly Agree It doesn't affect me at all
now; claiming this was
always too complicated and
so I didn't bother when it did
affect me.
Strongly Agree It doesn't affect me now, but
may do. Yours children are
family like a spouse & if
neccessary should be
supported. It is ridiculous to
receive council tax benefit on
£ 50,000 a year, however
lower down the scale it may
cause hardship. So perhaps
a cap.
Strongly Agree It will not affect me
Strongly Agree It won't.
Strongly Agree It would be fairer for me
because I pay full council tax
eventhough I have ni
icnome, yet I do not use any
more services. Two people
use twice as many services.
What they use isn't reduced
by 25%, so their bill shouldn't
be either.
Strongly Agree It would help to keep my
Council Tax payment to a
reasonable level.
Strongly Agree It would mean that I do not
have to pay as much for
those who have a sponging
friends and relatives. If they
choose to support an adult
with a low income, let them
support them properly. My
wife is on a low income and I
pay full Council Tax.
Strongly Agree it would not
Strongly Agree It would not affect me
Strongly Agree it would not affect me
Strongly Agree It would not affect me
Strongly Agree It would not affect me
Strongly Agree It would not affect me
Strongly Agree it would not affect me
Strongly Agree It would not affect me.
Strongly Agree It would not affect me.
Strongly Agree It would not. As council tax
is (generally) not dependent
on the number of people
living in a home, why should
rules be different for those
who have a second person
living with them? Those
single individuals who don't
have this arrangement do
not get reductions, if they
earn enough... and for the
group in question here, if
income is above threshold,
this does not change if a
second person lives with
them.
Strongly Agree It wouldn't
Strongly Agree It wouldn't
Strongly Agree It wouldn't
Strongly Agree It wouldn't.
Strongly Agree It wouldn't.
Strongly Agree luck him, he is earning a
reasonable wage
Strongly Agree Make the higher earners pay
100% of the their cocun
Strongly Agree More money would be
available for other essential
services for the benefit of the
wider community
Strongly Agree Mr Smith can easily afford to
pay his council tax in full and
support his son.
Strongly Agree My Council Tax bill will not
be so high
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree n/a
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree n/a
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree n/a
Strongly Agree n/a
Strongly Agree n/p
Strongly Agree NA
Strongly Agree NA
Strongly Agree Nil effect
Strongly Agree no affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No direct effect
Strongly Agree No direct effect
Strongly Agree no effect
Strongly Agree No effect
Strongly Agree no effect
Strongly Agree No effect
Strongly Agree No effect anticipated in the
short term
Strongly Agree No effect.
Strongly Agree No effect.
Strongly Agree No effect.
Strongly Agree No idea at this stage.
Irrelevant anyway as
principles behind proposals
are what is needed
Strongly Agree none
Strongly Agree None
Strongly Agree none
Strongly Agree Not
Strongly Agree Not @ all
Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree not affected
Strongly Agree not affected
Strongly Agree Not affected - all should
contribute
Strongly Agree Not affected but I would not
expect to be able to do this
were I in the position of Mr
Smith
Strongly Agree Not affected, but Mr Smith is
earning 50k - he has the
money to generate
employment for his son, and
should not be paying for both
Strongly Agree Not affected.
Strongly Agree Not affected. Right & proper
that those who make more
should pay more.
Strongly Agree Not applicable to us
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all as I do not receive
any benefits
Strongly Agree Not at all other than to
ensure that everybody is
given responsibility and
contributes to the services
they use by rights.
Strongly Agree Not at all.
Strongly Agree Not at all. So why do I not
get to claim a reduction for
my wife who is living with me
and retired. Why the hell
should Mr Smith get a
reduction when he and his
son are both using services -
rediculous.
Strongly Agree On benefit also receiving
DLA
Strongly Agree On that size salary he can
well afford to pay the
increased council tax. That's
more than our household
earns and no benefits
Strongly Agree retired
Strongly Agree see above
Strongly Agree See above. This proposal is
aligned with above so has
same view.
Strongly Agree Should also not have
disability reductions. They
all use the same services, so
should be treated as
everyone else - not special
reductions if they have slight
disablement.
Strongly Agree Single person discount
should be 50%
Strongly Agree Tell his son to get a job!
Strongly Agree The son can pay using Job
Seekers.
Strongly Agree They have money so they
should pay
Strongly Agree This could become a valid
situation when step daughter
finishes education and
cannot find a job. However I
already fully pay the tax and
wouldnt expect to receive
any assistance
Strongly Agree This proposal does not affect
me
Strongly Agree this proposal would not affect
me
Strongly Agree This proposal would not
affect me directly
Strongly Agree This seems fairer
Someone on £ 50.000 a year
should not get a reduction.
Strongly Agree this will make his son try to
get work to help his dad out
Strongly Agree This will not affect me - see
above all working adults
should pay. we all receive
the benefits.
Strongly Agree THis would make the whole
system fairer- I am shocked
that none of these things
have been taken into
account before, if you get rid
of all of these allowances
maybe all of our council tax
will go down. A someone
who does not receive council
tax benefit I su0pport the
much fairer proposals
Strongly Agree This would not affect me
Strongly Agree This would not affect me.
Strongly Agree Those who can afford it
should pay
Strongly Agree Very reasonable to expect
'relatives' who are earning a
good salary to support their
offspring until they are self
supporting.
Strongly Agree What reason are we giving a
rebate? The second adult
would/could/shold sponge off
the person bringing a large
amount of money into the
household.
Strongly Agree Why should Mr Smith get a
discount just because his
son cant be bothered to work
or works for cash.
Strongly Agree Why should they get relief if
their own income is sufficient
Strongly Agree Why was this ever started in
the first place?
Strongly Agree Will not affect me
Strongly Agree Will Not.
Strongly Agree With an income of £ 50k he
should be able to pay his
bills.
Strongly Agree Working people benefit more
and more and not just in
money. Single people need
the help linke OAPs
Strongly Agree Would have no effect
Strongly Agree Would not
Strongly Agree Would not affect me
Strongly Agree Would not affect me
Strongly Agree Would not affect me.
Strongly Agree Would not affect me.
Strongly Agree X
Strongly Agree yes
Strongly Agree Yes because everyone
benefits from the services
Strongly Agree yes he earns enougth
Strongly Agree Yes stop any financial help
Strongly Agree Yes,except for those who
cannot help themselves,
physically
handicapped/disabled.
Strongly Disagree Another way to kick single
people in the teeth
Strongly Disagree could possibly affect me in
the future.
Strongly Disagree Currently receive this rebate
as son not working. i would
find it hard to pay more as
my income low
Strongly Disagree Does not apply to me.
Strongly Disagree Doesn't apply. But the main
Council Tax principle is to
pay for local services and a
person living on their own will
cost less to the services than
2 people.
Strongly Disagree He is not working and can't
afford the money and why
should the mother not get
her 25% discount just
because she has done well
in her job
Strongly Disagree I am replying on behalf of an
organisation and it will affect
individual members
differently.
Strongly Disagree I earn £ 14,000 a year and
my son is on jobseekers and
gets £ 55pw. This is not alot
to live on for an adult. I
should be classed as a
single persons allowance as
my son is unable to
contribute towards council
tax.
Strongly Disagree i only get Jobseekers
allowance.
Strongly Disagree I totally disagree. This would
affect me greatly. If it occurs
within SSDCs patch I
promise I will sell up and
move to an area that has not
followed this absurd idea.
Single hard working people
like myself put everything
into this town and really
receive very little in
return.(Except further
demands for money for
SSDC to squander down the
drain).
Strongly Disagree It doesn't, but the example is
clever by using a very high
income - Anyone over £
45,000 per year for one
person income should pay all
the council tax but to take
the 25% discount off single
people is wrong. What if he
was earing £ 19,000 he still
wouldn't get nay benefit -
Make it fair - There is a huge
differance of quality of life for
someone on 50,000 to
19,000! Don't you think!
Strongly Disagree It seems very unfair for 1
person to pay the same as 2
or more on 1 income.
Strongly Disagree It will not!
Strongly Disagree It won't. However I would
strongly urge you to consider
the effect of this proposal at
the same time as the change
in Housing benefit to single
room rate being extended to
under 35. I object to the
notion that non-dependants
who are on minimal benefits
would be expected to
contribute
Strongly Disagree It would put up my council
tax to full price which I can't
afford. Tax is halved
between two of us at present
which I find hard to meet.
Hence my benefit for my
share. Which makes it
easier for me to meet and
pay.
Strongly Disagree It wouldn't
Strongly Disagree Job seekers allowance is
very low. Mr Smith is paying
for his son's expenses as
well as his own. It is unfair
to expect him to pay an extra
£ 26 per month in council
tax.
Strongly Disagree Live alone and can't work
due to illness.
Strongly Disagree Loss of only benefit received
Strongly Disagree Mr Smith needs support with
a son out of work because of
the government there are no
jobs, not his fault
Strongly Disagree My partner is disabled.. I
can't afford any cuts.
Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree N/A This is a sad state of
affairs!! Maybe you should
stop supporting imigrants
and help the British!! At
present I'm ashamed to be
British!!
Strongly Disagree No affect
Strongly Disagree No affect
Strongly Disagree no change we already pay
full council tax even tho i am
on esa
Strongly Disagree Not at present
Strongly Disagree Not personally affected, but
this proposal is nothing to do
with Council Tax but is in the
bailewick of HMRC
Strongly Disagree Not sure at the moment.
Strongly Disagree So you penalise working
people because they look
after an unemployed relative.
In this situation you are going
to have every unemployed
person in this situation sitting
in the Council Offices asking
for somewhere to live. This
could affect me in the future,
I would simply move away
from the Yeovil area and pay
my taxes to another Council.
Strongly Disagree The people on the lowest
incomes would be crippled. I
used to receive the 25%
discount and even with it,
nearly a whole weeks wages
every month went on council
tax. 1 person 50% 2
people 100%
Strongly Disagree the same as the other box's.
Strongly Disagree The scenario penalises a
non-working adult already on
benefits. In one hand and out
of the other. Perhaps a
different budget but all
comes from tax payers.
Won't help son to find work
at the moment, esp if Job
seekers support is
systematic. Also wonder if
son will pay Dad? or will Dad
feel he cannot take the little
the son has. Moving into
family dynamics. Should
councils ask for money direct
from job-seekers instead?
Strongly Disagree there seems to be a
contradiction in this
question/rule - if you live in a
property and have plenty of
money shouldn't you pay the
full amount of council tax?
Strongly Disagree Think every help should be
needed.
Strongly Disagree This does not affect me.
Strongly Disagree This penalises one person
for the circumstances of
another
Strongly Disagree This proposal would not
affect me.
Strongly Disagree This seems to excessively
penalise single people -
always given worse
treatment than couples or
families.
Strongly Disagree this would not affect me
Strongly Disagree This would not affect me.
Strongly Disagree We would be under much
greater financial pressure.
Strongly Disagree Why should the parent be
held respoonsible. This is no
helping the financial situation
of a household instaed
putting more pressure -
causing or leading to illness.
Does the govt even think of
individuals??
Strongly Disagree Will not affect me but
payment should be based on
size of property
Strongly Disagree would cause a lot of hardship
to single parents.
Strongly Disagree You are penalising people
who may for whatever
reasons live alone.
Strongly Disagree You will find alot of people
giving up work and where will
you be then.
Cannot decide as £ 50,000
seems a lot of income but
other factors, mortgage etc &
inflation influence this.
Does not affect me.
Doesn't affect me.
If he earns to much money
to receive help then he
should pay all £ 1,342. That's
not alot out of £ 50,000.
It is not the parents fault that
a child is unable to find work
and so they should not be
penalised
It wouldn't affect me as a low
income household, but as
the sone isn't earning he
can't be expected to pay any.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
Unsure about this
Agree Agree but dependant on
income of property owner
Agree All money should be
included. I don't have a
wage but I would be happy to
pay out of my benefits.
Agree As a lone parent who works
a bit extra help for working is
good! Because if too much
money is taken out of wages
some people may not work
which will put more on to
benefits.
Agree As above
Agree As you aren't any worse or
better off with this proposal.
Agree better than paying it all
Agree Currently not affected as
neither of us work. Wife
disabled & I'm full time carer.
Agree Do not know
Agree DOES NOT
Agree does not
Agree Does not affect me as yet. A
lot of long term, sick and
disabled cannot get full time
jobs due to medication or
disability, part time is the
only option left for them, so I
believe they should be
encouraged to work part
time and not castigated for it.
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect our
household
Agree Does not affect us as we do
not have jobs but I presume
this is trying to inspire more
people to try & get a part-
time job and so I can see the
reasoning behind this
proposal.
Agree Doesn't affect me
Principle 4 - Provide incentives to encourage people to
work Proposal I - Increase
the amounts of earned income which we ignore when
calculating Council Tax support
Agree Doesn't affect me.
Agree Doesn't affect me.
Agree doesn't effect our situation
Agree ENCOURAGE WORKING
Agree f this rule encourages people
to try to engage in work, then
I agree.
Agree Helps lower income couples
such as ourselves.
Agree I agree with income
sheltering to ensure income
exceeds benefits.
Increasingly important now.
May need broader view to
encourage working rather
than staying on benefits but
for council benefits changes,
minimising disruption to
families who are trying to
improve life chances are
sound.
Agree i am in receipt of DLA
Agree I am a working single parent
and feel we should be
rewarded for this not
penalised.
Agree I am disabled so i could
benefit from the extra £10
Agree I am lone parent this would
help
Agree I do not receive any Council
Tax Benefit so would not
directly affect me
Agree I don't know
Agree I don't work but I have to live
on something.
Agree I don't work but I have to live
on something.
Agree I gave up temping as under
present rules I was paying
money for the privillage of
working and was NOT cost
effective when taking
travelling costs into
consideration. The new
scheme would mean that
'local' temping rules might
allow me to 'break even'. It
would not help with finding
work further afield.
Agree I think this is fair - it would
encourage people / reward
them for working
Agree I think this may help people
on lower incomes and more
incentives to work PT or FT.
( I was like this up to last
year).
Agree I work part-time 13 1/2hrs
each week
Agree I would be willing to pay very
small amount but as my
outgoings is alot out my
money as it is couldn't afford
alot.
Agree I would not be directly
affected by this proposal but
feel the wealthiest are in the
best position to pay more so
a new top band of Council
Tax needs to be introduced
e.g. Band I 20/9, or the
multipliers increased at the
top end
Agree If it helps people support
themselves more then yes
Agree If you earn any income from
work it doesn't make sense
that you will have to help out
a bit more.
Agree If you give incentive by
'rewarding' people who make
the effort to work, hopefully
more people will. There
needs to be a balance so
people will have more if they
work, NOT more if they stay
on benefits. When I could
teach, we used 'positive
reinforcement' and it works.
Agree Increase from £5 to £10
Agree It doesn't
Agree it does'nt
Agree It doesn't but the incentive is
needed.
Agree It doesn't.
Agree It is good to allow people to
get extra support by doubling
the amount not calculated.
We are not able to work to
have this advantage as we
are unable to get work full or
part-time at present. It's not
for want of looking as we are
always looking.
Agree It may help me a bit.
Agree It will not!
Agree It won't.
Agree It won't.
Agree It would cost more if they did
not work. People need to be
encouraged to work more
Agree It would help for people to
return to work
Agree it would not
Agree It would not affect me
Agree It would not affect me.
Agree It would not affect me.
Agree It would not.
Agree It wouldn't
Agree It wouldn't
Agree It wouldn't affect me
financially.
Agree It wouldn't affect me.
Agree It wouldn't.
Agree It wouldn't.
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree n/a
Agree N/A
Agree n/a
Agree Na
Agree Nil
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No direct effect
Agree no effect
Agree no effect
Agree No effect
Agree No effect
Agree No effect.
Agree not
Agree not
Agree not
Agree Not a great deal.
Agree Not affect me
Agree Not affect me.
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all.
Agree Not at all.
Agree Not at all.
Agree not at present
Agree Not effected
Agree Not employed - no affect
Agree not sure
Agree On low income any help is
important
Agree Poll tax again
Agree Sounds fair on low income
families.
Agree Thats a low income for 2
people.
Agree The proposal would not
affect me.
Agree They are low earners and
could well use the support.
Agree this does not affect me
Agree This does not affect me
Agree This doesn't affect me at all
Agree This doesn't affect me at the
moment
Agree THIS PROPOSAL WOULD
NOT AFFECT ME
Agree This proposal would not
affect me.
Agree This proposal would not
currently affect me.
Agree This will benefit me.
Agree THIS WILL IMPROVE
QUALITY OF INCOME
GIVING US BETTER
ESSENTIALS
Agree this would mean my benefit
entitlement would increase
slightly
Agree This would mean that I would
get a bit of extra help, which
would be helpful to me as a
single parent.
Agree This would not affect me.
Agree This would not affect me.
Agree This would only affect me by
virtue of not increasing the
general council tax rates
Agree This wouyld mean I pay
slightly less council tax.
Agree Umm this is tough - yes
great get people back to
work. But don't you want to
save money?? (we would
get more so I should say
yes!)
Agree unaffected
Agree Unlikely to affect me
currently
Agree We agree that this is a good
incentive for those who are
able to work but it must not
penalise those, like us, who
are both simply not able to
earn an income.
Agree We may receive a bit extra
support.
Agree Will not affect me
Agree will not affect me
Agree Will Not.
Agree Would encourage people to
find work.
Agree Would give us slightly more
towards our rent.
Agree Would help a lot of people
who are trying to earn but not
getting stung in paying too
much council tax.
Agree Would not affect me as I
care for my partner.
Agree Would not affect me as I pay
full Council Tax
Agree Would not affect me.
Agree would not help me
Agree Would pay more council tax.
Agree Would pay more council tax.
Agree Would reduce our benefit
Agree wouldn't
Agree Wouldn't affect me
Agree Wouldn't affect me
Agree Wouldn't affect me.
Agree yes i agree with this because
in the example they are both
working to earn a living.
Agree You need to help people get
into work.
Disagree again this proposal does not
affect
Disagree Any incentive to work should
be covered by Income Tax
reductions/Allowances.
However I would agree this
proposal for the
Disabled/Long term sick.
Disagree Because people can't afford
it.
Disagree Difficult to answer accuretely
without figures and
examples
Disagree Does not
Disagree Does not affect us.
Disagree Does not, but unsure that
increasing the alowance
under this scheme would
influence people's decision
to go back to work
Disagree I do not see it as a tax
payers obligation to fund
incentives for employment.
Disagree I dont think a lone parent
should get more discounted
than a couple. there should
be something for a couple
with out children, a couple
with children and the same
for disabled people - one
rate for those with children
and one for those without.
Disagree I don't work but I have to live
on something.
Disagree I think it's fine the way it is
Disagree If I was working even part
time then I would be
prepared to contribute
towards council tax.
Disagree Instead of taking the money
from maintenance of single
people you should make
your money here and stick to
the current scheme.
Disagree It won't affect me as I don't
get council tax benefit but
why should any income be
ignored?
Disagree It would not affect me
Disagree It would not affect me.
Disagree More income means less
council tax support.
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree n/a
Disagree n/a
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree NA
Disagree Nil
Disagree Nil effect
Disagree No - everyone keeps what
they are legally entitled to
now.
Disagree No - everyone keeps what
they are legally entitled to
now.
Disagree No .... that does not help
poorer families only help
richer ones.
Disagree No affect
Disagree No affect
Disagree No change. Amounts
proposed would have
minimal effect on peoples
perception to work.
Disagree No effect
Disagree No one in their right mind
would refuse a job based on
losing £2 week
Disagree None
Disagree none
Disagree not affected
Disagree Not at all
Disagree Not at all
Disagree not at all
Disagree Not at all but there is little
point giving incentives to
work when there is so little
work in the current economic
situation for these
presumably unskilled people.
Disagree Not at all.
Disagree Not.
Disagree On benefit & disabled.
Epileptic and on DLA &
Council Tax benefit &
housing benefit.
Disagree Personally not affected, but
wonder if this within the
provnce of local govermnet
however worty the thought.
If adopted I feel it should be
short-term incentive
Disagree Reduces the amount of
money available for other
essential services to the
detriment of the wider
community
Disagree Seriously we are talking
pocket change.
Disagree Sounds too complicated..
easier just taking 25%
Disagree This does affect me. More
money would be lovely but
not necessary. I would prfere
it to be easier. Because the
benefit office works 6wks
behind I cannot do overtime
or get the bonus as it can
cause overpayments then
underpayments, vast
amounts of paperwok, I
recenyly covered a ladies
maternity for 9 months.
There was an overpayment
at the start which took longer
to pay off than the maternity
leave.
Disagree This does not affect me.
Disagree This is penalising people on
a low income for trying to
earn, no incentive to get off
benefits.
Disagree this proposal would not affect
me
Disagree This would be a good idea
because the poorer people in
society would benefit.
Disagree this would not affect me
Disagree This would not affect me.
Disagree We are oth disabled and
hove long term illness .
Diabetes, asthma, epilepsy
Disagree Why as a lone parent should
I pay even more?
Disagree Would not
Disagree Would not affect me
Disagree Wouldn't affect me. but if
you give them more it means
you have to take money from
someone else.
Disagree Yes to encorage people to
start work
Strongly Agree .... although an extra £2 a
week doesn't sem like much
of an incentive.
Strongly Agree A good incentive. and might
help when I am declared fit
to work.
Strongly Agree Again, what am I agreeing
to? I am strongly in favour of
the proposed scheme.
Strongly Agree All income shoukld be taken
into account
Strongly Agree All income should be taken
into account
Strongly Agree Although I am disabled when
I return to work this will help
to aid the transition from
unemployment into work
which is currently made
hard.
Strongly Agree Any extra support would help
in the current crappy cash
situation.
Strongly Agree Any help with getting ppl into
work or keeping them in
work should be a priority
Strongly Agree Anybody that is working and
trying to be independant
should be encouraged
Means testing of total
income of living wage would
be fairer
Strongly Agree As a disabled person, male
aged 63, living alone with a
small occupational pension
because of ill-health early
retirement from my previous
employment which places
me above the
"applicable
amount" but still
eligible for some CTB/CTS, I
think that my pension
income should be treated as
above. This would help
alleviate the diastrous impact
of Principle 1 above.
Strongly Agree As a lone parent it would
help.
Strongly Agree As a person on a low income
I think that little bit of extra
help is needed.
Strongly Agree As I am on very low income
this would benefit me.
Strongly Agree as they are working and not
claimingh benefits then this
should be encouraged
Strongly Agree At last something that
doesn't harm anyone. Well
done. Go for it! A carrot and
not another stick.
Strongly Agree At least it may encourage
some back to work.
Strongly Agree by workig they are making
the effort to be self
supporting, by providing this
small amount of support they
are more likely to remain
employed.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me
Strongly Agree Does not affect me
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not directly affect me
but I do agree with his
proposal.
Strongly Agree Doesn't affect me
Strongly Agree Doesn't affect me = totally
agree with principle
Strongly Agree Doesn't affect me i pay full
council tax.
Strongly Agree Doesn't. This is not enough
to live on. The poor will get
poorer.
Strongly Agree Encourages people to go
back to work
Strongly Agree Everyone should be
encouraged to go to work
Strongly Agree Everyone should TRY and
work if they can. No-one
should be better off not
working
Strongly Agree Exclusions should be
considerably more and be
nearer average household or
£700 per week (the
economist, 2012).
Strongly Agree Good incentive
Strongly Agree Good incentive but only
when there are jobs.
Strongly Agree hard enougth for part timers
and single parents
Strongly Agree I am a single working parent
so any increase in the
amount of earned income
that is ignored would benefit
me greatly.
Strongly Agree I am disabled, if I went back
to work eventually then I
could keep £30 instead of
£20 before benefits reduce
Strongly Agree I am replying on behalf of an
organisation and it will affect
individual members
differently.
Strongly Agree I am seeking part time
employment so this would
help me
Strongly Agree I could earn £5 per week
more - The lone parent
amount is too high.
Strongly Agree I earn a low income and
anyone working should be
helped - it's cheaper than
paying for them entirely!
Strongly Agree i have a disability but still go
to work, this would help me
alot if this applies also to
single people.
Strongly Agree I only work part-time and if I
could get a higher disregard
this extra allowance would
be useful.
Strongly Agree I work 16 hrs a weels as well
as being a single parent. I
can work and want to work
so for those of us who try to
support ourselves a little help
is a good thing.
Strongly Agree I work part time (9 hrs) as
my partner is off with a long
term sickness. Having the
new proposal would put less
financial pressure on us.
Strongly Agree I would be better off. By a
whole 5 pounds, big deal.
However, perhaps some of
my idle neighbours would
feel the need to search for
work and add to the benefit
of our society instead of
simply placing their hands
out for income and state
support.
Strongly Agree If encourages people to
do/work for themselves if
they don't lose it all in benefit
cuts.
Strongly Agree If I was well enough to work I
would. An extra £30 a week
would help towards the
council tax.
Strongly Agree If people are trying to help
themselves by working
should be helped
Strongly Agree I'm disabled, so it'd help
Strongly Agree I'm only able to work part
time due to a disability so
would benefit from this
change.
Strongly Agree It is the one area of this
whole proposal where I
would benefit. I receive
minimal council and housing
benefit and have to find
everything myself. As a lone
parent the urge is often there
not to work and live off
benefits. I would be better
off but personal pride
prevents me.
Strongly Agree it wont
Strongly Agree It won't
Strongly Agree It won't. However I think that
the disregard incentive could
be even more generous,
especially if taken in tandem
with the other proposals
above.
Strongly Agree It would - because I work I
would have more money.
Strongly Agree It would help to keep my
Council Tax payment to a
reasonable level.
Strongly Agree it would not
Strongly Agree it would not
Strongly Agree it would not affect me
Strongly Agree It would not affect me
Strongly Agree it would not affect me
Strongly Agree It would not affect me.
Strongly Agree It would not, but I suspect
that whatever works to get
those who can work and
chose not to off their sofas is
supported by the majority of
the tax-paying population.
Strongly Agree Its a start in the right
direction.
Strongly Agree lets simplify this rule: set an
income at a given rate of £x
pounds before it is calculated
towards council tax so that
low paid people have a
chance to survive.
Strongly Agree May affect son/daughter.
Strongly Agree Might help if I get a part-time
job.
Strongly Agree Most people work part-time
(more than one part-time
job). This seems to make
sense.
Strongly Agree MY HUSBAND DOES NOT
HAVE PERMANENT JOB
WORKS BY AGENCY
SOMNE WEEKS ONLY
EARNS £180
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree n/a
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree n/p
Strongly Agree no
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree NO AFFECT
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No direct effect
Strongly Agree no effect
Strongly Agree No effect at moment
Strongly Agree No effect.
Strongly Agree No effect.
Strongly Agree No idea at this stage.
Irrelevant anyway as
principles behind proposals
are what is needed
Strongly Agree No it is earned income
Strongly Agree none
Strongly Agree None
Strongly Agree Not
Strongly Agree Not
Strongly Agree not
Strongly Agree Not @ all
Strongly Agree Not affect me.
Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree not affected
Strongly Agree Not affected but I would wish
for this to be implemented
were I on an income that
low. Encouraging people to
find work is admirable but
there needs to be work
available to find. A part time
job still shows an effort has
been made to find work
Strongly Agree Not affected.
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all as I do not receive
any benefits
Strongly Agree Not at all, except possibly a
small increase in Council
Tax, but hopefully not.
Strongly Agree not directly affected
Strongly Agree Not sure!
Strongly Agree Now this would help me and
people like me who work on
low incomes. More like this
please, without penalising
the poorest. Still waiting for
the extra charges on the
large earners...
Strongly Agree Pensioner & working tax
credit
Strongly Agree people trying to help
themselves, should get more
help
Strongly Agree people trying to work and are
lucky to have employment
should benefit
Strongly Agree PEOPLE WITH LITTLE
WOULD HAVE MORE TO
HELP OUT
Strongly Agree retired
Strongly Agree should be helping more
people who are tyring to help
themselves
Strongly Agree Single person on minimum
wage enough said
Strongly Agree Something which although
does not affect me directly
but could allow my
partner/carer to get a part
time job without being
penalised.
Strongly Agree The government states it
should pay to work ! This is
in keeping with that theory
Strongly Agree This helps families who are
on lower incomes and need
the extra help and money.
Strongly Agree This helsp people on low
incomes wich includes us.
Strongly Agree This is a great incentive to
get more people to work &
would be a benefit to me as
a lone parent.
Strongly Agree this may help people get out
of the benefit trap
Strongly Agree This proposal does not affect
me
Strongly Agree This propsal does not affect
me.
Strongly Agree This will affect me as a
single person. For people
working but on a wage just
above the limit for receiving
any benefits do struggle to
pay everything.
Strongly Agree This will be a welcome
support on their budget
scheme.
Strongly Agree this will not affect me
Strongly Agree this would be helpfull to me
Strongly Agree This would encourage
people to work and hopefully
get rid of 'I would be beetter
off on benefits'
Strongly Agree This would help a great deal
for a family just to survive in
present day as prices are
going up but benefits are
being cut. How is a family
supposed to survive as that
is all we do, not live.
Strongly Agree This would make a small
difference to my council tax.
If this encourages people to
work is a good thing. It does
not seem fair that people
claiming benefits have more
money than those in
employment
Strongly Agree This would not affect me.
Strongly Agree Too low line up with gov
Carers Allowance of can
earn £100 per week.
Strongly Agree Too many people arent
working as they "may
lose their benefits" so
its better for them not to
workm, this cannot be and is
not right
Strongly Agree we already pay full council
tax even tho i am on esa.
This would actually help us.
Strongly Agree Will compensate for some of
proposed changes
Strongly Agree Will not affect me
Strongly Agree Will not affect me
Strongly Agree will not affect me - but it is a
good incentive for people in
and returning back to work ,
as less money is lost in
paying for essential bills etc.
Strongly Agree Wont affect me at all
Strongly Agree Would have no effect
Strongly Agree Would not affect me
Strongly Agree Would not affect me. When
I'm able to work part-time
this will be an incentive.
Strongly Agree X
Strongly Agree Yes
Strongly Agree Yes to encouraging people
to work, such incentives are
a fantastic idea! It wouldn't
affect me directly because
we receive no benefits.
Strongly Agree You try and live on £150 for
2 people
Strongly Disagree again my disabled son would
be hard hit
Strongly Disagree all income should be taken
into consideration
Strongly Disagree Amounts are to small to
make any difference.
Strongly Disagree Does not affect me but will
son. People on benefits
should not be paying to
make up for people who
work. In a recession when
work is hard to get
Strongly Disagree Does not apply to me.
Strongly Disagree Doesn't. This is not enough
to live on. The poor will get
poorer.
Strongly Disagree Even the proposed new
amounts are poultry.
Consider the cost to a
person when they have to
pay 30% of childcare, lose
free school
meals/swimming/education
visit
funding/prescriptions/transpo
rt, currently £4.20 a day on
the bus depending on where
you have to travel. So people
will still be worse off in work.
And with the massive lack of
jobs for everyone it is NOT
ok to reduce benefits in
order to make it look likes it's
better in work. More
taxpayers money goes to
people on working tax credits
than people on other
benefits. People need to be
able to cover the extra costs
in order to be able to afford
to work.
Strongly Disagree I don't get any benefit, yet
have ni icnome. I do not
believe that ignoring any
amount is helpful to anyone,
least of all someone who has
no income. It would be fairer
to me if everyone was
treated equally.
Strongly Disagree I don't see how that will
encourage anybody to work.
This will just end with a
situation where high earners
in poor areas pay more for
worse facilities than low
earners in the more
expensive end of town, this
is a poor idea.
Strongly Disagree I feel disabled people should
not be penalisedt further.
Strongly Disagree I have no job.
Strongly Disagree I work part time (9 hrs) as
my partner is off with a long
term sickness. Having the
new proposal would put less
financial pressure on us.
Strongly Disagree I, of course, agree that there
should be measures to help
low income families but I
was told at the information
event that the money to fund
the increased disregard will
have to be funded by cuts to
people on council tax benefit.
If this is the case and those
not in work and on the lowest
incomes have to subsidise
those working but on slightly
higher incomes then this
measures cannot be viewed
as an incentive to work
because it is effectively
financial punishment for not
working. Although we have
all seen the cases on
television of fraudulent or
idle claimants there is
nothing to support these
being anything other than a
small minority. The majority
of people on out of work
benefits are there through no
fault of their own and often
because of health issues or
because we do not have full
employment in this country
and so there are not jobs
available for everyone.
Strongly Disagree It would mean that people
are encouraged to work,
even if it is for a low income.
It would not directly affect me
but I worked on a low income
for 3 years without claiming
benefits.
Strongly Disagree It would not affect me
Strongly Disagree It wouldn't
Strongly Disagree It wouldn't.
Strongly Disagree Make it fairer for all working
people
Strongly Disagree Maybe they should work full
time
Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree n/a
Strongly Disagree NA
Strongly Disagree No effect
Strongly Disagree No there is no logic for this.
Strongly Disagree Not affected - all income
should be considered. The
incentive should be to get
more qualifications and a
better paid job.
Strongly Disagree not at all
Strongly Disagree Not at all.
Strongly Disagree Not for these on low income
Strongly Disagree Not sure at the moment.
Strongly Disagree Poll tax again
Strongly Disagree Surely if you do this then the
council will pay out MORE
council tax support which will
just worsen the budget
strains.
Strongly Disagree The people have low
incomes or no income other
than low benefits to help pay
high costs. Adding to those
costs is unfair and
unreasonable in the current
economic climate.
Strongly Disagree the same as the other box's.
Strongly Disagree These are low income
people leave them alone.
We are driving more people
into poverty through
increased cost of living
expenses.
Strongly Disagree They need all the money
they have, child care, etc.
Strongly Disagree Things are hard enough as it
is.
Strongly Disagree This is not an incentive to
work but rather an incentive
to remain in part time work
with the government
contributing to your costs.
Anyone in full time low paid
work would find that they do
not qualify for any Council
Tax support at all. The
bigger political issue here is
that people in work should
be paid a living wage not just
a minimum wage.
Strongly Disagree This proposal WILL affect
me personally and should be
given some serious thought
in line with the DDA
principles.
Strongly Disagree This would not affect me
Strongly Disagree This would not affect me
Strongly Disagree thought the idea was saving
money Not handing it out.
Strongly Disagree Treat all the same.
Strongly Disagree Unbale to work
Strongly Disagree Unfair on sick and disabled.
Current Govt changes will
force those able back to
workwithout council
proposals
Strongly Disagree We cannot afford to give
money away. The rest of us
have not had pay rises, we
have paid extra tax, VAT etc.
These people should also
feel the pain and be a prt of
society for once.
Strongly Disagree Will not affect me but
payment should be based on
size of property
Strongly Disagree Would not affect me but
shouldn't ignore incomes.
Strongly Disagree Wouldn't change lone
parents the most.
Strongly Disagree Wow that must give people
real incentive to work. people
need hope not to be looked
down on. get a grip.
Strongly Disagree You should only do this if
they are in full time work.
Strongly Disagree You will be really bored by
my comments by now so I
will not bother.
At last an incentive to work
Doesn't affect me personally
but could. £30 isn't a great
incentive.
Doesn't affect me.
help low income people back
to work
I actually agrre & disagree. If
a couple are both working
partime and have no
children, then I agree as
there's no reason why they
can't work full time. If they
have children like us we
share the role of stay at
home parent. however, my
husband will be working full
time in SEPT as our son
starts school.It's difficult for
both parents to work full time
I don't work but I have to live
on something.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A?
Not feasible for people out of
work
Overall aim is please keep
calcs simple to keep admin
time& cost down, reflect this
in a reduction for all
This would help me as I have
a long term illness, but
currently working part time
Would help as single person
on low income
Agree Agaian examples would
explain better
Agree Although I would stongly
disagree with the fund being
used for people who are
receiving treatment for
substance abuse or are
known substance abusers.
Agree AM ON BENEFITS AND
CAN ONLY JUST GET BY
ON WHAT I GET
Agree As above
Agree As before
Agree As I find it hard to pay my
bills now a proposal such
social security will help.
Agree At last an incentive to work
you start work and if you
have hardship you are
entittled to no help
Agree Because I am single and
unemployed
Agree Because rents are too high
in this area this fund will be
utilised more often therefore
if you put any of these
proposals into place you will
never save the money you
hope to because you will just
be losing it from this fund
instead. Your best way of
saving money is to stop
wasting money on external
consultants and inefficient
processes. I bet that it was
an external consultant that
came up with these
proposals at an exorbitant
cost> meanwhile there is
probably a council employee
who was supposed to think
of them but is being paid
instead to consult a
consultant.
Principle 5 - It should provide protection for the
vulnerable
Proposal J - Provide a limited Discretionary Hardship
Fund that will help those who qualify for Council Tax
support, but still have difficulty paying their Council
tax due to exceptional circumstances.
Agree benefit payments are based
on a minimum quality of life,
so people receiving benefits
will obviously struggle when
there is a transition to other
systems.
Agree Benefits are designed as a
short term crutch not a way
of life. As such they do not
provide a high standard of
living & sometimes
circumstances occur where
extra help would make all the
difference. If you cannot
work through no fault of your
own you should not be
penalised but it's a fine line
between can't go back to
work & can't afford to go
back to work.
Agree But again just another way to
hit the poor & needy!!
Agree COUNCIL TAX IS HIGH
AND HELP SHOULD BE
AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE
LIVING ON LOW INCOME
Agree Currently on benefits
Agree DEPENDS ON CIRCS
Reduce the consultants at
the council - cost too much
Agree depends on the
circumstance
Agree Depends on tjhe hardship
for genuine people then
maybe but if it's down to the
fact that a Merc is sought or
T.V's just because they want
them then No. If they are
struggling for money how
about they sell their
numerous plasmas which I'm
sure they have!!!.
Agree Does not affect me
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect me.
Agree Does not affect me. This
proposal is fine if they have
gotten into arrears but after
their arrears have been paid,
how do you make sure that
they do not get into arrears
again, could not deduct
£2.00 or lower from their
benefits per week.
Agree Does not affect our
household
Agree Doesn't affect me but I don;t
see a problem with this
principle
Agree Doesn't affect me personally
at the moment. Seem
reasonable alternative to
current scheme.
Agree Doesn't affect me.
Agree Doesn't affect us.
Agree Fine
Agree Good idea, but watch those
exceptions....
Agree Good that the money goes
straight to
Agree great idea
Agree hopefully it wont
Agree However, the issues is not
the fund but who it is given
to. What is the process for
determining who is in need?
Agree I am disabled & unable to
work to supoort myself & my
family. I rely on benefits for
my income. If I was losing
money weekly I would be
worse off and struggle to pay
my bills.
Agree I am limited to what work I
do as I am disabled. Good
days and bad days makes it
very hard and can't work full
time so unable to pay the full
amount.
Agree I am singler eprson of 55 yrs
I am currently unable to work
I find it particularly hard to
meet bills I have no other
income than ESA Finding
the extra without some sort
of safety net would render
me homeless
Agree I did not know about it.
Useful information. Thank
you.
Agree I don't know yet. But I do
know we all have to pay a
little towards council tax. But
I do understand issues. This
government cannot pay for
everything. We have to
reduce debt, may be it gives
people with mental health
issue something to think
about. I'm not totally against
it.
Agree I don't know yet. But I do
know we all have to pay a
little towards council tax. But
I do understand issues. This
government cannot pay for
everything. We have to
reduce debt, may be it gives
people with mental health
issue something to think
about. I'm not totally against
it.
Agree I hope that this will be single
payments and not on going
payments. Your premise in
Pronciple 2 excepts those on
DLA, war widows and war
disablement payments. I
strongly disagree with these
exceptions as they make
ALL income meaningless.
Agree I hope to get a job before
then
Agree I pay towards rent and
council tax out of my sick
pay. I am 60 years old with
spinal damage. My sick pay
is £71 a week. I have to run
my own car on this because
without my car I am
housebound. This is
hardship. Before my spinal
damage I worked all my life
from the age of 16. Stop the
handouts to the ones that
have never bothered to work.
But with this government
there's not much chance
because companies are
closing down.
Agree I think this is an important
facility and vital to people in
greatest need
Agree I was unaware that a
hardship fund existed.
Agree I would need a hardship fund
as I can't generate money
that isn't there.
Agree I would not be directly
affected by this proposal but
feel the wealthiest are in the
best position to pay more so
a new top band of Council
Tax needs to be introduced
e.g. Band I 20/9, or the
multipliers increased at the
top end
Agree If genuinely hard up (their
idea of hard up and mine
would be worlds apart Im
sure.
Agree If there was a neither agree
nor disagree I would have
gone for that. I know there
are exceptional
circumstances but they
should only be very
temporary.
Agree it also depends who will be
called vulnerable.
Pensioners are often called
this when in fact they have
loads of income that is not
counted and in this day and
age people are in good
health well into old age. It
should not b e automatic
based on age
Agree It appears that being poor for
whatever reason you're
labeled. Payment should be
made to all those who need
it.
Agree It depends on how difficult it
would be to apply for it. Is it
only for a limited period- if so-
what happens when it stops?
Agree It doesn't
Agree It doesn't
Agree It doesn't
Agree It doesn't.
Agree It has not affected me as of
yet. But it's just nice to know
help is there in very direr
situations.
Agree It is good for those very hard
up to receive help other wise
they could end up living on
the streets. We should
protect them especially if
they have children.
Agree It will not!
Agree It won't.
Agree It would be good to know
that there is help and support
should I have a change in
circs
Agree It would depend what is
meant by 'special
circumstances'.
Agree It would depend what is
meant by 'special
circumstances'.
Agree It would not affect me
Agree It would not affect me
Agree It would not affect me unless
I have to pay a lot more
council tax than at moment.
Agree It would not affect me.
Agree It would not affect me.
Agree It would not.
Agree It wouldn't
Agree It wouldn't
Agree It would'nt
Agree It wouldn't affect me
financially.
Agree It wouldn't.
Agree It wouldn't. now but it may do
in the future.
Agree It's good for support if you're
struggling.
Agree Little affect
Agree makes no difference to me
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree n/a
Agree n/a
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree N/A
Agree n/a
Agree n/a
Agree n/a
Agree N/A.
Agree N/A.
Agree N/A.
Agree N/A. Clear guidlines
required for eligability
Agree n/p
Agree NA
Agree Nil
Agree Nil effect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree NO AFFECT
Agree No affect
Agree No Affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect
Agree No affect.
Agree No change.
Agree no effect
Agree no effect
Agree No effect
Agree No effect
Agree No effect anticipated
Agree No effect personally.
However, I think the
circumstances for eligibility
should be tight.
Agree No effect.
Agree No effect.
Agree No impact. There should
always be a limited fund
available for exceptional
cases
Agree None
Agree none
Agree None of these proposals will
affect me directly as I am not
in receipt of benefits apart
from the State Retirement
Pension& the extras that
come from that e.g winter
fuel allowance. I am
commenting on these
proposals because I am
concerned that whatever
happens it must be fair, easy
to understand & simple to
implement. Also, I think that
retired people SHOULD be
INCLUDED in this scheme.
P.S Please don't assume
that everybody has access to
a computer. P.P.S Bring
back rent tribunals or some
sort of Fair Rent check.
Agree Not
Agree not
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree not affected
Agree Not affected
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree Not at all
Agree not at all
Agree Not at all as I do not receive
any benefits
Agree Not at all.
Agree Not at all.
Agree Not at all.
Agree not directly affected
Agree Not directly affected
Agree Not effected
Agree Not quite sure
Agree Not relevant to me.
Agree not sure
Agree Not sure
Agree not sure (on low income
16hrs)
Agree Over 75!
Agree Provided that the council
publishes the amounts given
under the hardship fund and
give details of the reasons
why such payments are
made without identifying
individuals, I agree. If not, I
disagree.
Agree Provided the
circumstancesare
exceptional and
unnecessarily self inflicted
Agree Providing that this is directed
at the right people in the right
circumstances. This would
not affect me.
Agree Seems practical so long as
the system is not abused.
Agree short term and be
reassessed
Agree So long as the vulnerable
still get help it doesn't amtter
where it comes from. God
forbid that I am ever in the
position that I need this, but
if I am I would hope there
would be someone to help.
Agree some failsafes should be in
place. I am very worried
about the uncertainty that
next year is bringing. Not
knowing the full picture is
also very difficult for me.
Agree Sounds fair and will be in
great need in my case.
Agree The proposal would not
affect me.
Agree the vulnerable should always
be considered special cases
Agree There needs to be help for
people who really need it.
BUT there is a LOT of work
in accessing discretionary
hardship funds, and a lot
depends on who is assigned
to assess the applicant.
Make the system fair so
people who need help get
help and you won't need a
discretionary fund. It just
needs to be fair, and
consistent!
Agree Things need to get better
with society, so less of a
hand out and more
encouragement to work is all
good news.
Agree Think there should be a
safety net for exceptional
circumstances.
Agree THIS COULD
ACCOMODATE THE
INEVITABLE DIFFICULT
CASES
Agree This depends on what is
HARDSHIP as this is a
vague term.
Agree This does not affect me
Agree This does not affect me
Agree This does not affect us at
present but I be,ieve that
anyone who does receive
this should agree to the
monies being paid directly to
the Council as this is what it
is intended for & therefore
should not be given to the
tenant giving them the
temptation to spend it on
something other than what it
is intended to be used for.
Agree This is the proviso I was
seeking in Principle 1. My
daughter does have
exceptional circumstances.
She has to pay £350 per
month from her income
(DLA/IS) towards her care
package.
Agree This might affect me as I am
on a very low income, should
many of the proposals be
implemented myself and
other carers like me, may
need help.
Agree This proposal could affect
me, as I receive Disability
Living Allowance.
Agree This proposal does not affect
me.
Agree This proposal will not affect
me.
Agree this proposal would not affect
me
Agree THIS PROPOSAL WOULD
NOT AFFECT ME.
Agree This proposal would not
currently affect me, but I
think it very important to
have in exceptional
circumstances.
Agree This scheme would arrect
me
Agree This will not affect me but
think that if a person
qualifies for this they should
be limited to how long they
receive it and only be able to
receive it once.
Agree This won't affect me -
hopefully! I just about
manage to budget and cover
my outgoings each month,
even though it is hard.
Agree This would help greatly
because I would need that
help. Without it I would not
be able to pay the council tax
on my own.
Agree This would not affect me
Agree this would not affect me
Agree This would not affect me.
Agree This would not affect me. I
do think council tax benefit
should be paid direct to an
individual then there should
be less cases of difficulty
paying bills.
Agree This would not directly affect
me unless my personal
circustances become worse.
Agree This would only affect me by
virtue of not increasing the
general council tax rates
Agree To help clear arrears? So
weekly payments are not so
high. May be abused as
some will push for this. N/A
to ourselves.
Agree unaffected
Agree Unless the recipients are
receiving treatment for
substance abuse, or are
known to be substance
abusers. THEN I
STRONGLY DISAGREE.
Agree We all need help sometime.
Agree We have always paid council
tax and fell on hard times so
have a proportion of our
council tax paid by the
current benefit, it probably
won't affect us too much but
I believe everyone shoudl
pay something towrads
council tax - services have
been cut enough over the
years and therefore I believe
everyone should pay council
tax, however the proposal
about 'maintenance' could
result in some families not
getting maintenance or what
they deserve so it doesn't
affect their benefit.
Agree we have never been allowed
a hardship fund even in the
most dire circumstances. If
the request of hardship fund
was for rent or council tax
payments then it should be
paid direct to council tax or
landlord and only given
exactly what you need.
Agree we have never been allowed
a hardship fund even in the
most dire circumstances. If
the request of hardship fund
was for rent or council tax
payments then it should be
paid direct to council tax or
landlord and only given
exactly what you need.
Agree We weren't aware of this
fund being available in the
first place but think it is good
that something is available
as who knows what is
around the corner for anyone
as we had discovered
ourselves on more than one
occassion.
Agree Will not affect me
Agree will not affect me but seems
fair enough
Agree Without support from some
organisation we would not
survive, as for paying council
tax, how much would you
charge us living in a tent
because that is what this
would reduce us to?
Agree Would be unsure
Agree Would depend on how often
this is reassessed. I am in
agreement in principle but
would want to know the
answer to my initial comment
before being able to answer
properly. Please note that
there was not an appropriate
box to tick here, but I had to
tick one!! Very poorly written.
Agree Would get help in paying
council tax,
Agree Would have no effect
Agree Would not
Agree Would not affect me as I pay
full Council Tax
Agree Would not affect me.
Agree Would not affect me.
Agree Wouldn't affect me
Agree Wouldn't affect me.
Agree Yes the council shoud have
some flexibility to deal with
special cases.
Agree Yes, subject to close scrutiny
of expenditure to ensure that
recipients money is being
spent wisely
Agree You never know when you7
will need extra support - if
you lose your job
Disagree A safety net is needed for
those FEW who really
cannot manage. Not fat, lazy
professional poor.
Disagree All depends on what the
exceptional circumstances
are!
Disagree Am on employment and
support allowance and
income support. Struggle to
live as it is
Disagree Another hard hit on the
vulnerable this again would
effect those on benefits, why
dont the goverment leave
this alone and stop placing
more pressure and worry on
people
Disagree As I am signed off and
struggling with money as it
is, I wouldn't be able to
afford to pay extra council
tax, if I had to pay something
and was alot my health
would be affected due to the
stress of money matters.
Disagree As I feel I will be worse of if
had to pay full council tax
and I would get into trouble if
could not pay other important
bills as I am on income
support and DLA still have to
pay our water bill, tv licence,
gas bill, electricty bill, food
bill and money for clothes for
me.
Disagree Because people can't afford
it.
Disagree Expensive for SSDC -
someone would have to
assess for fraud.
Disagree I can only see people
worrying to a point where
breakdown and depression
could become more wide
due to the amount of
pressure put on the
vulnerable.
Disagree I do not receive any Council
Tax Benefit so would not
directly affect me
Disagree I think this scheme needs to
be kept in place to help
those struggling to make
ends meet douing everything
they can
Disagree If someone is in need due to
illness, disability,
bereavement, loss of a
working partner, etc. This
needs to still be in place
temporarily to people (i.e.
maybe 3 to 6 months)
Disagree If you can't afford to pay your
council tax there should be a
scheme in place to help on
these occasions and if the
current scheme works, I
don't see any reason to
change it.
Disagree It does not
Disagree It doesn't but we are going
back to the 18th/19th century
with this.
Disagree It would not affect me
Disagree It wouldn't.
Disagree Might not be able to obtain
fund when in financial
difficulty and so would still be
in difficulty with no support at
all.
Disagree My council tax and housing
benefit is paid for me as I am
disbaled and unable to work.
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree N/A
Disagree NA
Disagree No affect
Disagree Not
Disagree Not affected.
Disagree Not at all
Disagree Not at all but I think the
money would be more
appropriately spent on
teaching people how to
manage their money better.
Disagree Not at all.
Disagree Not.
Disagree Noy personally affected. I
feel this is the reponsibility of
Social Services and not
District Council
Disagree Protection should just be
given without a full
assessment of their actual
income and lifestyle - too
many people do cash in
hand work, make false
claims and "try it
on". There needs to be
more robust checking to
ensure that the hardship
does actually exist
Disagree Reduced ability to pay
heating & food bills. I
presume it does not affect
me at present.
Disagree Should be case by case.
Children and disabled should
be protected
Disagree Such people should be
protected provided their
claim is genuine.
Disagree Surely the social security
department already has a
hardship fund, so there
should be no reason for it to
be duplicated by the local
authority.
Disagree This is confusing, therefore I
acnnot answer it.
Disagree This should be used for
peole who have problems
with rent to keep them in teir
homes
Disagree this will not effect me
Disagree Vulnerable people should be
protected
Disagree What "exceptional
circumstances" cannot
be catered for by the state
but by the Council? This is
non-transparent. You can't
try and spread charges wider
on one hand and then pick
individuals to charge less!
Disagree What is exceptional??
Disagree Whilst it is essential to
protect vulnerable to
introduce a discretionary
scheme only shows up the
system, many vulnerable
people are least able to
access these benefits - my
handicapped sister could not
have accessed them without
a great deal of help.
Disagree Would not affect me.
Strongly Agree .... and hope that the
hardship fund will be
adequate to meet the needs
of the peole in South
Somerset.
Strongly Agree A fair system should always
provide support for more
vulnerable people
Strongly Agree A safety net is essential in a
civilized country. It does not
affect me as in receipt of c
tax benefit
Strongly Agree As I am long term sick and
receive benefits it would help
me. I would be able to feed
myself properly. And pay my
heating bills. I have to cut
down on heating in winter
which doesn't help my
illness.
Strongly Agree As long as the hardship can
be qualiified. We have
virtually no disposable
income weekly
Strongly Agree Because I have mental
illness.
Strongly Agree Because times are so hard
and as a mother of three
young children and a carer to
my partner we really struggle
and would not manage with
the new proposals.
Strongly Agree BUT CAREFULLY
MONITORED FOR FALSE
CLAIMS....
Strongly Agree but the rule for awarding this
ammount must be strict
Strongly Agree could
Strongly Agree Council tax benefit is
awarded when not working
so why would they have
difficulty paying when should
be paid to landlord
Strongly Agree Do not know
Strongly Agree Do not think it would - at
least, I hope I won't need it!
Strongly Agree does not
Strongly Agree Does not
Strongly Agree Does not affect me
Strongly Agree Does not affect me, but
sounds like a good idea.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Does not affect me.
Strongly Agree Doesn't affect me
Strongly Agree Doesn't affect me i pay full
council tax.
Strongly Agree Every body is finding it hard
to survive at the moment and
having some sort of fund that
would still help is a brilliant
idea. The government and
authorities need to
understand that the cost of
everyday living goes up but
peoples money doesn't.
Strongly Agree Feel that my life is hard
enough as it is and on
incapcity benefit and small
pension
Strongly Agree Generally: More
encouragement for work.
Less encouragement for
increase in family if
unaffordable by themselves.
Not penalise those that have
worked hard toward their
retirement and still have to
pay out.
Strongly Agree Gives a back up plan for
people that have gone from
large incomes to redundancy
and are struggling with other
debt etc.
Strongly Agree have agreed to this rule
however, the Special
Circumstances should be
made explicit.
Strongly Agree Have been in that situation
without realising availability
of fund so would like it to
continue as if I go back to
work will need it. Currently
not affected.
Strongly Agree Having spent the last 4
monthd almost blind and on
crutches and drops in both
eyes evey hour. Unable to
leave flat on most days ,
unable to sleep, watch tv or
have anyone to talk to. I
have not filled out DLA form
because I don't need a
wheelchair or guide, but my
day to day living I can't get
to. Water bill etc have all
increased
significantly.Missed eye appt
as could not afford bus fare.
Alsohave mental health
problem.I'm sure an
accountant would say I have
enough to live on but in
reality my situation is already
unsustainable
Strongly Agree Help where help is needed.
Paying daily bills is part of
life and help paying them is
needed. Also so many
people work the system. Its
unfair on people who need it.
Strongly Agree Hopefully not at all.
Strongly Agree I agree that any excess
funds (should they exist)
would be well spent on the
few families experiencing
exceptional circumstances
for a short period of time.
Ideally there would be a
provision somwhere to help
families pay rent if they are
unable.
Strongly Agree I agree with this as it would
help with the payment
directly & there would be NO
mis-understanding of whom
gets the money.
Strongly Agree I am registered disabled on
DLA & Income Support I
have to support my wife &
children who are now forced
to live in Kenya but in time
my son 11month old will
return to UK to go to school
so I need my home to have
an extra room & cannot find
anywhere cheaper without
the discretionary payment we
would literally go hungry &
become homeless!
Strongly Agree I am replying on behalf of an
organisation and it will affect
individual members
differently.
Strongly Agree I believe that I fall within this
category and it would benefit
me
Strongly Agree I can't afford to pay now on
my current benefit - would
use hardship fund
Strongly Agree I don't know yet. But I do
know we all have to pay a
little towards council tax. But
I do understand issues. This
government cannot pay for
everything. We have to
reduce debt, may be it gives
people with mental health
issue something to think
about. I'm not totally against
it.
Strongly Agree I excpect most people on
this discetionary hardship
fund receive it because of
their own fecklessness. Let
them eat cake.Single slaggy
mothers, druggies, doll
wallers!!!! Let em eat cake!!
Strongly Agree I feel my life is hard enough
as it is am now on incapcity
benefit and small pension
which I worked for 30 years
of my life
Strongly Agree I have a disability which
makes finding work very
hard
Strongly Agree I have a limited amount of
money coming in and a
surprise bill ie washing
machine breakdown could
leave a shortfall in my
account.
Strongly Agree I have never been told about
this help - I find that
sickening.
Strongly Agree I may be eligible for this if
you go ahead with proposal
A. But, it sounds very limited,
demeaning to apply for and
not as fair as the existing
scheme of 100% benefit for
those in financial difficulty.
Strongly Agree I may need to qualify for this
fund one day
Strongly Agree I struggle paying c/tax. When
I can earn( ad hoc jobs) on
top of ,my pension I get less
ct and HB, and struggle to
meet bills .Sometime s I wait
months for people to pay me
but still have to pay
overheads
Strongly Agree I think this will be most
needed in the light of the
above proposals. I would
support this.
Strongly Agree I work with many people who
will benefit from this and this
will make my work easier as
they will have less stress.
Strongly Agree I work with people on
benefits in a voluntary
capacity and I kinow how
problems arise.
Strongly Agree I would like to say that if I
were earning a good wage
which I am fully capable of I
would be quite happy to pay
in full any council tax that i
am liable for. However,
whenever I am claoming
JSA and actively seeking
employment for which I am
qualified and experienced, I
have for the past 3 out of 9
years (for 6 years, I was
carer for my grandparents)
been unsuccessful in finding
employment at the rate of
£30k p.a which is what I
have calculated a salary
needs to be in this country to
be a success.
Strongly Agree I, as sole bill payer on
jobseekers be given help.
Not be treated as a second
class person because I don't
have kids!
Strongly Agree If I needed help for this I
would be able to apply to the
fund for help.
Strongly Agree If my interpretation of
Principle 1 above and the
SSDC draft document is
correct I wish to apply for this
Strongly Agree If people who really need this
it should be available. But
not for those
"bums" who
cannot be bothered to work!
Strongly Agree If someone is in genuine
hardship & can't afford to
pay their bills, i do agree as
long as their circumstances
are checked carefully.
Strongly Agree It will not affect me
Strongly Agree It will not but run properly it
appears to be reasonable.
Strongly Agree it wont
Strongly Agree It won't
Strongly Agree it wont affect me
Strongly Agree It won't.
Strongly Agree It won't. Howeveer there
must be sufficient funds
available to ensure that
individuals in exceptional
circumstances can be
helped. Classing this as a
'rebate' rather than a 'benefit'
is simply being pedantic
Strongly Agree It would be a godsend as I
have very little extra income
to spend (practically none).
Strongly Agree It would depend on how the
hardship fund is assessed
and who decides it should or
should not be awarded.
Strongly Agree It would help in the event of
any shortfall.
Strongly Agree It would help to keep my
Council Tax payment to a
reasonable level.
Strongly Agree it would not
Strongly Agree it would not
Strongly Agree it would not affect me
Strongly Agree it would not affect me
Strongly Agree It would not affect me
Strongly Agree It wouldn't
Strongly Agree It wouldn't affect me.
Strongly Agree Luckily it doesn't affect me.
But if I should lose my part-
time job, then i would face
hardship. Why should the
lowest income people be
made to pay for the greedy
bankers and government top
brass that got us into the
mess we are in, in the first
place. Because they don't
have to live the way we have
to (within our means) they
simply don't care!!
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree N/A
Strongly Agree n/a
Strongly Agree N/A at the moment.
Strongly Agree N/A I often have difficulty in
paying some C/Tax (due to
over-time at work). But
however it may take me
longer to pay but I generally
manage in the end so never
had to ask for extra help
money wise - so far..........
Strongly Agree Nil
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect
Strongly Agree No affect.
Strongly Agree no change
Strongly Agree No direct effect
Strongly Agree No direct effect
Strongly Agree No effect.
Strongly Agree no funds should available to
the claiment. Thorough
investtgation of any claim
submitted to ensure payment
is justified
Strongly Agree No idea at this stage.
Irrelevant anyway as
principles behind proposals
are what is needed
Strongly Agree none
Strongly Agree None
Strongly Agree not
Strongly Agree not
Strongly Agree Not @ all
Strongly Agree Not affected
Strongly Agree Not affected but would be
happy with this proposal if I
were.
Strongly Agree not affected, but would make
the point that these
payments are VERY limited.
Strongly Agree Not applicable at the
moment but not much spare
money now.
Strongly Agree not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree Not at all
Strongly Agree not at all
Strongly Agree not at all
Strongly Agree Not sure till it happens
Strongly Agree People do need help in
exceptional circumstances.
Strongly Agree People in this category need
all the financail support
possible. I would be appaled
to see no safety net available
to them.
Strongly Agree Provides support for those
most in need thereby
reducing the burden on
others
Strongly Agree retired
Strongly Agree There are always special
cases and so long as this
rule is applied sensibly then I
agree.
Strongly Agree there must always be a back
up for hard up people
Strongly Agree There will always be
exceptions and safe guards
should be in place. I hope I
am never affected by this.
Strongly Agree These proposal will effect
alot of people. I am already
struggling trying to bring up 2
young children on my own
who are both under 16. If
you put these forward,
people will be facing poverty
and there would be more
crime.
Strongly Agree This could be of real use to
people in great hardship and
in receipt of other benefits.
Strongly Agree This does not affect me at
all.
Strongly Agree This may affect me. This
should be extended to all
those with disabilities and
chronic illnesses.
Strongly Agree This proposal does not affect
me
Strongly Agree This proposal is a good idea
as long as the awards are
given to those who genuinely
justify the criteria. This may
affect us in the future as, if
we lose any council tax
benefit, we would genuinely
not be able to pay any as our
budget would not allow it. If
we lose any allowance to our
benefit, we would have to
apply to the hardship fund
ourselves.
Strongly Agree This should be implemented
only in exceptional
circumstances. All evidence
should be collated to assess
genuine need/hardship.
Strongly Agree This will not directly affect
me but i agree with the
principle.
Strongly Agree This would help me!
Strongly Agree This would make a
difference as I would need
help or go without something
like heating. I need my
phone in case of emergency
due to me so unwell. I pay
for my prescriptions and
struggle and do tend to go
without my life saving
medication. I have a small
pension, ESA and DLA. This
only just covers my living
expenses with lots of
juggling.
Strongly Agree This would not affect me
Strongly Agree This would not affect me.
Strongly Agree This would not directly affect
me however we must make
provision for the most
vulnerable.
Strongly Agree Those of us who are winners
in lifes race are both morally
and ethically obliged to give
a helping hand to whose less
fortunate than ourselves
Strongly Agree Vulnerable people need
support
Strongly Agree we have never used the fund
Strongly Agree we need a safety net for the
vunerable
Strongly Agree What are the qualifying
exceptional circumstances?
Taking into account the
current financial climate in
the country, many are
unwillingly on long term
benefit. Many, not through
their own faults! Not being
able to meet general day to
day living and run a hom on
long term £71 per week.
Should be taken into
consideration as utililties and
food costs are high!
Strongly Agree Will not affect me
Strongly Agree will not affect me
Strongly Agree will not affect me currentlt,
possibly in the future (i hope
not) - but professionally yes,
it could have a massive
impact on the people I
support within my working
role.
Strongly Agree Will not affect me.
Strongly Agree Will not affect us
Strongly Agree Will Not.
Strongly Agree Wont affect me at all
Strongly Agree Would not affect me
Strongly Agree Would not affect me
Strongly Agree Would not impact on me as I
have my housing and council
benefit paid due to my
present circumstances.
Strongly Agree Wouldn't affect me
Strongly Agree Yes
Strongly Agree Yes - this is right and just
because of the special
circumstances.
Strongly Agree Yes some people need this.
Do not know if this would
affect me.
Strongly Agree Yes- this is right and just
because of the special
circumstances
Strongly Agree Yes, we need help due to
our current circumstances
and it is extremely hard now
a days.
Strongly Disagree (Limited discretionary) -
which means some get it,
some don't - how is this fair?
How would you decide who
is entitled? The only people
who can't pay council tax is
those on benefits because
they don't get much money
and don't have a choice. I
have 2 children, I am a
single mum and I look after
my grandad because there is
no one else who can look
after him. I can't get myself
a job until he dies so all this
incentive and encouraging
people to work so you get
more tax is rubbish. And as
for taking my maintenance
on top of that just makes me
feel sick. I have not chosen
not to work and yet I have
been targeted for this.
Strongly Disagree As I mentioned earlier being
made redundant earlier this
year, only a few weeks on
JSA, doing p/t work not
getting any help. My budget
is stretched as i get no other
help. Will have diffculty with
costs of living household
bills. Yes i am seeking fullt
ime work again.
Strongly Disagree disgraceful
Strongly Disagree Does not apply to me.
Strongly Disagree Exceptional circumstances -
drugs?
Strongly Disagree How am I supposed to pay
my bills if benefit is
withdrawn from socila
security.
Strongly Disagree I do not beleive that anyone
who is in receipt of housing
& council tax benefits should
wualify for any hardship fund.
The only people who should
qualify for any sort of
hardship fund are the
homeless who do not have
any benefits. It would be
fairer to me if everyone was
treated equally.
Strongly Disagree I find things tough but I've
never had any help I don't
think this shouls be in place
anyway.
Strongly Disagree I'm hard up as it is, to have
this money taken from my
benefits is disgusting. What's
the point of having benefits if
your going to take 3rd of it
away. Stongly disagree.
Strongly Disagree In respect of your final
options in survey as there is
no box to comment I am
doing so here. Under NO
circumstance should any tax
payer have to pay more so
others can get away with
doing less. Cutting services
we pay for or increasing tax
to cover a central cut is
outrageous. We do not pay
less tax because they give
you less so why should we
pay more for people that
won't work? Paying them
less incentivises them back
to work. charging workers
more or Cutting services
further is a mockery of a
local authorities obligations
Strongly Disagree It is about time you sort this
council tax out as we as
people that work and can get
no benefit should not have to
pay for other people that do
not want to work because
what would happen if we all
did not work who would have
to pay then every one should
have to do somethink why
can people that are out of
work not go around cutting
the grass on the side of the
road as a lot of people just
put in for job but never turn
up for the intrview but they
still get dole money and they
can go out drinking and
smoking
Strongly Disagree it would not
Strongly Disagree It would not affect me as I
pay my Council Tax.
Strongly Disagree It wouldn't
Strongly Disagree Keep this scheme as it is
now! You don't want to
create more beggars. This
is appaling.
Strongly Disagree Left hand paying right hand
again!
Strongly Disagree Me and partner only receive
JSA and Child Tax and Child
Benefits. When we get paid
we pay all our bills and run
the house hold, we never
have any money left over as
we got so much to pay and
there's going out than in.
There for we would find it
very difficult to make any of
these new council tax
payment.
Strongly Disagree More beaurocrats deciding
who gets this. Very unfair if
officials get it wrong.
Distribute money fairly as set
out by council tax rebate
forms. Cut staff especially
the big paid one. Not get
more.
Strongly Disagree N/A
Strongly Disagree no
Strongly Disagree No affect
Strongly Disagree No affect
Strongly Disagree No effect
Strongly Disagree No, everyone can get some
other form of benefit if they
cannot pay.
Strongly Disagree Not affected but why limit
someone's help with council
tax and then top it up from
another fund? Pointless!
Strongly Disagree Not affected. Funds should
be targeted at schemes to
reduce vulnerability not to
provide handouts.
Strongly Disagree Not at all.
Strongly Disagree Take the money and provide
support personnel to look
into the expendature of these
people and see where they
can cut down and pay their
dues. They normally smoke,
drike, take drugs and have
Sky TV. Make then realise
their responsabilities to
others.
Strongly Disagree That would be illegal as lots
of people have worked such
long hard hours (real) work
in their life. Their entitled to
large benefits as they paid
national insurance and large
tax amounts.
Strongly Disagree The council will find every
excuse to pay out money for
people who are suffering
from hardship. More
homeless people,more
money for coucil Xmas party
Strongly Disagree The vulnerable must be
protected. You can not limit
the discretionary fund.
Instead just be more careful
that the right people get this
support. I will vote against
any party that supports this
proposal.
Strongly Disagree This is impossible to answer
as there is no way in which a
limited discretionary hardship
fund will be able to counter
the hardship which would be
caused should many of
these proposals be adopted.
Of course there should be
contingency for exceptional
circumstances but some of
these proposals will, in
reality, put most of the
affected people in extreme
hardship.
Strongly Disagree Why do this to people who
are already suffering
hardship
Strongly Disagree Will not affect me but
payment should be based on
size of property
Strongly Disagree You are just pushing money
from one account into
another.
At least the money wouldn't
be spent on other things if
paid direct to council.
Do not pick on vulnerable
people. I just manage on
money I get, I can't afford
any more bills
I am not sure
I can't agree or disagree. If
someone needs help then
they must prove it 1st and
not just handed out on a
plate
I receive council tax
supportbecause I do not
work because of health
problems. I live on my own. I
think people who work and
earn a certain amount
should pay some council tax.
THE MORE THEY EARN
THE MORE THEY PAY
I think we should do
everything we can to protect
those on benefits from debt
and the risks that brings
I will put it this way. My wife
and I are struggling now. We
have coal fired central
heating and would normally
have some coal bought in
the summer when cheaper.
But not this year. When it's
below freezing to keep the
main of the houses at 68
degrees takes 2 cwt of coal
at a cost of £38 per week.
With an income of £150 a
week I guess no heating this
winter.
If I can't pay this would help
Impossible to answer the
question without knowing the
"special
circumstances"
In general those peopkle on
JSA should pay a small
contribution, however those
on ESA income support have
enough struggles .
It's not clear in description
what you are actually taking
away. My husband & I would
have really struggled this
year if we did not help with
rent. 4 months later my
husbands back at work. It's
recognising the people that
actually need ghelp through
sudden loss of work or if
someone is widowed
N/A
N/A
The discretionary hardship
fund doesn't apply to me.
There should be more
protection for vulnerable
adults like myselft living
independently in the
community. I would like to
see more police on the
streets, pot holes filled in,
and services coming up to
standards, rather than
paying more council tax and
cutting benefits.
There should be no hardship
fund.
They should protect the
vulnerable
This is all too much for me to
take in. Sorry.
Those who need help should
get it. If you do not pay your
council tax they are very
quick to get you into court.
How can people pay extra
whenthey are only getting
enough to live on.
What classifies hardship?
Genuine need or careless
with maney and expecting to
be bailed out.
Would need to claim