Please can you tell me the number of households within your council who, at or around 1st January 2023:-

1. Are receiving Council Tax SMI Discount: 211

2. Are receiving Council Tax SMI Exemption: 227

3. On receipt of the appropriate application and having met the criteria of both receipt of a Qualifying Benefit and Certification by a Medical Practitioner stating when the person first had SMI, Do you:-
a) Backdate to the date of receipt of both qualifying criteria: Yes
b) Backdate to the date Certified by the Medical Practitioner: No