Council Tax Reduction
If you have low income you may be entitled to receive Council Tax Reduction
Apply for Council Tax Reduction
Single person's discount
Your council tax is based on at least two adults living in a property.
If you are the only person over the age of 18 years living in your property, you are entitled to a 25% discount on your council tax bill.
You must tell us if you no longer qualify for a single person discount ie. if someone over the age of 18 years moves into your property with you.
Apply for or cancel a single person Council Tax discount
Discounts for people who aren't counted
Certain people aren't counted when working out the number of adults who live in your home, therefore your bill could be reduced. For example, full time students, apprentices, carers and severely mentally impaired.
Apply for carer's Council Tax reduction
Apply for apprentice's Council Tax reduction
Apply for student Council Tax reduction
Apply for Council Tax severe mental impairment reduction
Reductions for disabilities
If there is a room or other extra space in your property that is needed by a disabled person, you may get a reduction in your council tax. The reduction works out as being the next level down in the council tax band.
Apply for Council Tax disability reduction
Other exemptions
Some properties may be exempt from council tax or exempt for up to six months and are listed below:
Occupied properties
- lived in only by people below the age of 18
- an annexe that is occupied by a dependent relative
- an annexe used as part of the main home or occupied by a family member.
- lived in only by full-time students
- lived in only by people who are severely mentally impaired
Apply for student Council Tax reduction
Apply for Council Tax severe mental impairment reduction
Empty properties
- owned by a charity (exempt for up to six months)
- left empty by someone who is now in prison
- left empty by someone who has moved to receive personal care in a hospital or a home
- repossessed properties (in possession of the mortgage company)
- waiting for probate or letters of administration to be granted (and for up to six months after)
- the responsibility of a trustee in bankruptcy
- empty because the law has said it must not be lived in
- waiting to be lived in by a minister of religion
- left empty by students who live elsewhere to carry out their course
- unable to be let separately because they are part of a main property or there is a planning restriction