Here is an invitation to tender in which even at this point the basis of the discount is incorrectly stated.
The implication appears to be that 'genuine' claimants really do live alone.
Tenders are invited for the supply of services in respect of Council Tax Checking and Verification for Single Person Discount Claimants. The successful tenderer will be responsible for providing this service, liaising closely with a separate Contract Manager from each authority.
The councils are seeking to review all records where a council tax single person discount (SPD) is currently awarded in order to either reaffirm the entitlement for genuine claimants or highlight and address any potentially incorrect claims and remove the discount where appropriate. The councils are looking to engage a third party supplier to carry out this review using sophisticated data matching techniques and appropriate follow up actions.
