In 2012/13 council tax benefits in the UK amounted to approximately 6.6 billion pounds. On 1 April, 2013, council tax benefit was abolished by the government and replaced by 'council tax reduction'. This was designed to save the government money and meant that some households lost out on a part, or all, of the previous benefit they had been receiving.
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GOV.UK, & Department for Work and Pensions UK. (May 21, 2024). Government expenditure on council tax benefit in the United Kingdom from 1970/71 to 2012/13 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/284433/united-kingdom-uk-government-spending-council-tax-benefit/
GOV.UK, und Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Government expenditure on council tax benefit in the United Kingdom from 1970/71 to 2012/13 (in million GBP)." Chart. May 21, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/284433/united-kingdom-uk-government-spending-council-tax-benefit/
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Government expenditure on council tax benefit in the United Kingdom from 1970/71 to 2012/13 (in million GBP) [Graph], GOV.UK, & Department for Work and Pensions UK, May 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/284433/united-kingdom-uk-government-spending-council-tax-benefit/