The full Council Tax bill assumes that there are two adults living in the property. If only one person lives in a property they will be entitled to a 25% single person's discount. For a property which is no one's main home, a 10% unoccupied discount will apply. In addition to the above discounts, certain people are disregarded when counting the number of people in the property for Council Tax purposes.

These are:

• Children aged under 18
• Persons aged over 18 for whom Child Benefit is still being paid
• Certain school leavers under the age of 20 and who have finished a full-time course between May 1 and October 31
• People with severe mental impairment who are in receipt of certain disability and attendance allowances
• Qualifying students
• Certain YTS trainees under the age of 25
• Student nurses
• Certain apprentices
• Long-term/permanent hospital patients
• Certain people resident in residential care homes, nursing homes or mental nursing homes/hostels
• Most persons in prison
• Certain care workers

People who wish to apply to be disregarded for Council Tax purposes based on their student status, must provide a valid student certificate from a prescribed educational establishment when making their application.  N.B. Prescribed educational establishments include a University or College etc.

A regular review of all discounts is carried out. If your circumstances change you must contact us immediately.

Application Forms

Online Form

Council Tax Discount Application Form

Paper Form

The paper form is available as a downloadable pdf file:

Council Tax Discount Application Form (40Kb)

If you require us to send you a paper form, then please contact us.

Council Tax Discount Review

The Council Tax Discount Review application form is available to complete online:

Council Tax Discount Review Application

Further Information/Contact

If you require more information about discounts, then please contact us.

Council Tax Benefit is available to help people meet their Council Tax liability. It can be awarded to people who have low income.