What the most up-to-date statistical correlation is between households’ income levels and the council tax bands of the properties resided i…

The following table gives for each council tax band the estimated percentage of households in each household income band, based upon the latest data from 2001-02 and 2002-03. For example, an estimated 29% of households occupying a band A dwelling have a gross household income of £150 or less per week, excluding any council tax benefit income.
The council tax band occupied by a household, however, does not equate directly to the council tax bill.Twenty percent of households in Scotland receive full council tax benefit and therefore pay no council tax from their gross income, and many others receive partial council tax benefit.
Gross Household Income Excluding Council Tax Benefit (£ Per Week)
Council Tax Band
| Up to 150
| 150 to 300
| 300 to 450
| 450 to 600
| 600 to 750
| Over 750
| Total

Band A
| 29
| 40
| 15
| 8
| 4
| 4
| 100

Band B
| 17
| 34
| 19
| 13
| 8
| 8
| 100

Band C
| 12
| 26
| 19
| 19
| 12
| 13
| 100

Band D
| 7
| 22
| 18
| 17
| 14
| 22
| 100

Band E
| 6
| 14
| 17
| 14
| 13
| 35
| 100

Band F
| 15
| 11
| 11
| 13
| 50
| 100

Band G & H
| 15
| 9
| 11
| 9
| 57
| 101

Note: The percentage of households in each cell has been estimated using data from the Family Resources Survey aggregated over two years – 2001-02 to 2002-03. Where the sample size is insufficient to allow confident estimation, cells have been merged. The income figures reported are gross household income from all sources less any income received as council tax benefit. Percentages are reported to the nearest whole number and may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Care should be taken when comparing these figures with similar figures from previous years as they are based on small samples and subject to sampling variability.