Council tax - do I qualify for a discount?
The full Council Tax bill assumes that two adults, aged 18 or over live at the property.
However, if only one person is living at the property the council tax can be reduced by 25%. This is known as a SINGLE PERSON DISCOUNT
In certain circumstances people living at a property can be disregarded for council tax purposes. Therefore, if there are two people resident and one person is disregarded they might be entitled to a 25% discount, if two people are disregarded the discount is 50%.
- Apprentices
- Youth Training Trainees
- Hospital patients who have their sole or main residence at the hospital
- Residential care home patients
- Care workers usually working for a charity and paid less than £30 per week
- People who are caring for someone with a disability who is not a spouse, partner or child under 18 years.
- People who have a severe mental impairment
- Residents of certain hostels and night shelters
- Members of religious communities (Monks and Nuns)
- People for whom child benefit is payable
- School or college leavers under the age of 20
- People in prison (except those in prison for non payment of council tax)
- Diplomats
- Members of visiting forces
- Dependants and non-British spouses of foreign students.
If you have a second home in our area the discount is 10% unless your main home is provided by your employer as part of the conditions of your employment.
If you have received a discount and your circumstances have changed you must contact Revenue Services immediately.
These descriptions are interpretations of the legislation and not the full legal definitions.
If you need any further information please contact Revenue Services.
See these pages for related information:
- Single Occupancy Discount Application - Council Tax
- Apprentices Disregard Application - Council Tax
- Mental Impairment Disregard Application - Council Tax
- People in Prison Disregard Application - Council Tax
- Student Disregard Application - Council Tax
- Youth Training Disregard Application - Council Tax
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