# Council Tax Single Persons Discount Review

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Sunderland City Council](/buyers/sunderland-city-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Datatank](/contract-winners/datatank/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £172,000
- Award date: 10 September 2021
- Published: 10 September 2021
- Contract start: 13 September 2021
- Contract end: 12 September 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 8bd6044b-f960-4d64-9c3b-9404336ec273-467705
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3095a043-05d6-4017-89c7-60323db111ec

## Description

Sunderland City Council seeks to commission a contractor to review the entitlement of all households in Sunderland in receipt of single person discount \(SPD\) - our current number of SPD awards is approximately 50,000 \(38% of all households\)\. SPD is a statutory reduction awarded under Council Tax legislation to those households with only one resident over the age of 18\. The value of the discount is 25% of the Council Tax charge\. The value of SPD is in excess of £15m per year\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8bd6044b-f960-4d64-9c3b-9404336ec273-467705)