Council tax very unfair to single people

It's all bollocks. My one bed flat is band d because basically anything built after the original bandings is band d 😒. £200 a month for a one bed flat and "helpful" suggestions on here to take on a lodger if you live in a big band d property. Not a clue.

Many of the services you receive are the same as those received by a household with more adults, and others are scaled down -

• police and fire services
• leisure and recreation projects, such as maintaining parks and sports centres
• libraries and education services
• rubbish and waste collection and disposal
• transport and highway services, including street lighting and cleaning, and road maintenance
• environmental health and trading standards
• administration and record-keeping, such as marriages, deaths and birth, and local elections

It might as well be for us. Bins and roads are the only services we use.

And it's not just tax it's the entire system. If a single person was suddenly made redundant which led to then losing their home they are out on the streets because they are at the bottom of the bottomless waiting list for housing.

There is no extra help or support. Families get help with childcare, housing, tax allowances etc.

Single people has zero safety net and as per usual the response is well shack up with someone or get a lodger from those privileged enough to have met someone they want to be with.

They tried a fairer "per person" tax, aka the poll tax, unfortunately mob rule meant it was abolished.

I was backing your point!

Totally agree. Single people are disadvantaged the tax system generally.

I'm a high earner, if I said my salary and that I'm struggling a bit I'd get flamed on here. But if my gross income was split between two people eg £35+£35k my household would have more than £500 more a month more take home because of two personal allowances, plus full child benefit on top tax free. It's not fair.

It's very difficult to make it a per-person tax (and we all know the recent history of that - or if you don't, ask your parents).

Properties are much easier to record and track than people, especially in areas with more transitory populations. Those areas tend to be poorer - and would be subject to the highest rates of evasion.

As a tax, it is means tested to an extent - people in more valuable properties pay more, and those on low incomes get relief.

The big problem is that most people resent paying it. That wouldn't change with any other mode of taxation. And it wouldn't change the fact that the services we all complain about need adequate funding.

I've just checked and I wasn't even saying this to you!!

You stay in a hotel, your room bill is not halved. You still use the bed, bathroom which all need cleaning. It's a bit like that I always think

Here is why I hate it. My recent council tax letter showed that the majority goes on adult social care at 75%.

Council tax is £170 pm

House A has 2 working adults theyv
pay £170pm or £85per person per month

House B has single working person paying £127.50 with discount

So let's say everything like bin, fire etc is covered by 25% since we know 75% goes on adult care.

This means

House A breaks down to £42.5 (21.25 per person) for bins etc and £127.50 (62.5 per person) for adult care

House B breaks down to £31.85 for bins etc and £95.62 for adult care

Both Houses get old and need adult care

House A Both adults get care but on per person basis have paid less for the same service where House B has paid more and gets the same adult care.

So yes for me in my council area a single person is screwed over and paying more for the same service! Now this example is where the majority of council tax is spent on adult social care so it could differ in other councils.

I won't get into our specific circumstances but we'd rather have a parent at home with our young children and we have enough money to live to a decent standard. But yes, I get your point - we do have a choice to bring in more money if we wanted to reduce our outgoings per adult.

You can say that again. So, so tiresome.

Because you said "society has not got OUR backs" after mentioning single people. Calm your tits love.

Why not scrap the whole thing, increase tax at the 100k+ and add more bandings above that and share the proceeds locally according to levels of need. Job done.

It does seem unfair and it is the same for single people trying to rent or buy a property as so much harder to get on the property ladder. Thank god that people here in Ireland resisted and marched against the water charges or we would have yet another huge bill here.

You could always get a job? Or your partner-don't wish to presume there!

So 4 adults earning 20grand each should pay 4 times the amount of 1 person earning 200,000 a year?
And there wasnt a discount for students- i was one at the time.

This with bells on @Lettuceandtomatoes

Plenty of families with only one earner, they are paying more than you as they are supporting 2 adults and multiple children on one wage! Yes, this is me, so don't feel too hard done by.