diff --git a/changelog.d/1671.md b/changelog.d/1671.md
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+- Document `council_tax_less_benefit` as a public-facing convenience variable used by downstream consumers (`policyengine-app`, `council-tax-ctr-map`, `policyengine-uk-data` calibration targets) rather than the core model itself, so future audits do not flag it as dead code.
diff --git a/policyengine_uk/variables/household/consumption/council_tax_less_benefit.py b/policyengine_uk/variables/household/consumption/council_tax_less_benefit.py
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--- a/policyengine_uk/variables/household/consumption/council_tax_less_benefit.py
+++ b/policyengine_uk/variables/household/consumption/council_tax_less_benefit.py
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
 
 class council_tax_less_benefit(Variable):
     label = "Council Tax (less CTB)"
-    documentation = "Council Tax minus the Council Tax Benefit"
+    documentation = (
+        "Council Tax minus Council Tax Benefit / CTR. Kept as a public "
+        "convenience variable for downstream consumers (e.g. policyengine-app, "
+        "council-tax-ctr-map, policyengine-uk-data calibration targets) that "
+        "need the net council tax bill on a single line; not consumed inside "
+        "the core model itself."
+    )
     entity = Household
     definition_period = YEAR
     value_type = float