Single Person Discount
      Back to home
      1. Knowledge Base
      2. Revenues Forms
      3. Single Person Discount

      Single Person Discount - Settings

      The following are the settings for the Council Tax Single Person Discount form that users will adjust.

      Name Description
      Enable Pay By Direct Debit When set to true this will ensure that users can set up direct debits as a part of the move.
      Direct Debit Mandate Enabled

      Where this is true a dedicated Direct Debit mandate will be added as a page within the form. Pre-populated from the data in the form already.
      Ask Why Delay After Days

      This setting ensures that if a person applies for a discount it will ask for the reason for the delay if the number of days from when they want it to today is greater than this setting value in days.
      Customer Direct Debit Logo This is the location of the council's Direct Debit logo.
      Hide Any Other Information DD Section This setting if false will mean an additional box will be provided to allow the customer to provide any other information 
      Show Contact Details DD Section Where this is true a dedicated Direct Debit mandate will be added as a page within the form. Pre-populated from the data in the form already.
      Bank Account Holder Name Max Length This is the maximum length of the account holder's name. This setting exists because of the fact that Northgate cannot holder name's greater than 20 characters. 
      Direct Debit Type-Direct Debit Type Pre Year When set to true this allows a customer to select to set up the Direct Debit for a previous year. This is only of relevance when integration is NOT in place. 
      Direct Debit Type-Direct Debit Type Both When set to true this allows a customer to select to set up the Direct Debit for a previous year and current year. This is only of relevance when integration is NOT in place
      CTax Account Reg Ex Pattern

      This allows the actual format of the council tax account number to be set using a regular expression.  E.g. This below says there will be an initial number between 0 and 6. Followed by 11 digits that are 0 to 9.

      ^[0-6][0-9]{11}$
      Disable Validation On Previous Button When set to true this will ensure that users can move backwards from a page even if they have made a mistake on the current page. 
      Earliest SPD Automated Days

      This controls the earliest number of backward from today that the discount should be automatically awarded. This is designed to prevent users applying for SPD back many years. 
      Include Cover Sheet Start

      When set to true this will provide a coversheet at the end of the PDF generated with details of when the form started/ended and the type of move e.g. moving in, moving out etc.
      Year End Early Adjustment

      This setting is used to control the year of the end of this financial year. I.e. if this year is 2020/21 then the number would be 21. 

      Settings IEG4 need to set
      Maximum Number Of Days Allowed For Backdating  This is maximum number of days a person can apply for an SPD retrospectively.
       Number Of Days Before Review

       This is the amount of days that should be used to set when the SPD Review date should be set for automation purposes.