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Disability Reduction

Council Tax Disability Reduction

If you, or any member of your household, is disabled and your home contains:

then you may qualify for a reduction in your Council Tax bill. The amount of Council Tax payable will be reduced to the band below your property's band assessed by the listing officer of the Valuation Office Agency.

You can receive this reduction even if your property is in Band A.

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

Application Form

The Council Tax Disability Reduction application form is available to complete online or as a downloadable pdf file:

PDF version - Council Tax - Disability Reduction (16Kb)

Online version - Council Tax - Disability Reduction

To obtain copies of the paper version please contact us (please see below).

Further Information/Contact

If you want more information about reductions for people with disabilities, 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.

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