{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/767565.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":767565,"attributes":{"action":"Scrap the new changes to the council tax reduction scheme.","background":"Make local authorities scrap the new change to the council tax reduction scheme which see's people who are eligible to pay council tax have to pay a minimum 50% regardless of their situation.","additional_details":"With Wirral council and many other local authorities making a change to the council tax reduction scheme it see's many people who cannot afford to pay council tax and have been helped out for many years, all of a sudden having to pay a minimum of 50%.\r\n\r\nAlong with the current cost of living crisis this is an incredibly unfortunate situation for thousands of people who have relied on help for a long time. While the council bosses receive higher salaries and waste money on daft projects, we suffer","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":6,"created_at":"2026-04-17T11:50:02.989Z","updated_at":"2026-05-19T08:50:05.869Z","rejected_at":"2026-05-19T08:49:57.231Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-04-17T12:37:50.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.\r\n\r\nThis is a decision that is the responsibility of local councils, not the UK Government or Parliament. While there are regulations on Council Tax Reduction Schemes (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/localising-support-for-council-tax-guidance-note-on-administrative-matters), each local council makes its own decisions on council tax reduction schemes where they relate to this petition.\r\n\r\nYou may wish to start a new petition about something else, such as asking the UK Government to require local councils to include certain groups of people, or new discount requirements."},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}