Council Tax Reduction supports over 450,000 households

24th June 2025

Scotland's Chief Statistician today released the latest annual Council Tax Reduction statistics.

In March 2025, Scotland’s Council Tax Reduction scheme supported 458,120 households (a decrease of 0.7% from 461,550 in March 2024). The number of CTR recipients is now 17% (94,260 recipients) lower in March 2025 than when the scheme began in April 2013.

The total weekly income forgone by local authorities was £7.584 million (an increase of 0.5% from £7.543 million in March 2024). On average, CTR recipients saved just over £850 a year on Council Tax.