Service Description: Local Council Tax Support (LCTS) is the new scheme following the abolition of Council Tax Benefit on 31 March 2013. LCTS helps people on low income pay their Council Tax. If awarded, LCTS is deducted from your Council Tax liability, reducing your bill. To claim LCTS you must be the person liable to pay the council tax bill for a property.
Also known as:- Council Tax Benefit, Council Tax Rebate, Council Tax Support, CTS, LCTS
Answer: Council tax is a local tax on homes (domestic properties) which helps to pay for local services, such as education, social services, waste collection, etc. The amount you have to pay depends on the property band your home is in, which reflects what the value of your property would have been as at 1 April 1991.