Your Council Tax bill is based on at least two adults living in a property. You might be able to get 25% off your Council Tax bill if:
- you are the only adult in your property – this is known as a single person discount
- the other adults in your household are not counted for Council Tax – this is known as a disregard discount
Single person discount
To qualify for a single person discount you must:
- be the only person aged 18 or over living in the property
- be using the property as your sole or main home
You cannot receive this discount if there are any other adults using the property as their main home, even if they do not usually pay Council Tax.
In the system, use the ‘Apply for Council Tax reductions’ link to apply.
Disregard discount
You might be entitled to a 25% discount if all adults in the property except one are not counted (known as being ‘disregarded’) for Council Tax.
The following categories of adults are disregarded:
- an apprentice or youth trainee
- a full-time student or student nurse
- a school or college leaver
- a foreign-language assistant
- a hospital patient
- a person in care or nursing home
- a person with severe mental impairment [PDF, 0.1MB]
- a person in prison or held under the Mental Health Act or Immigration Act
- someone for whom Child Benefit is still being paid
- carers where the person being cared for is entitled to a qualifying benefit [PDF, 18Kb]
- a person staying a hostel, night shelter or similar
- a member of international defence headquarters
- a member of a religious community
- a member of visiting forces
Being disregarded for the purpose of this discount does not affect a person’s liability to pay the bill.
For example, a property might be jointly owned by two adults. If one of these people is disregarded then the bill would be for 75% of the full charge, but both of the owners would be liable for that bill. The only exception to this rule is where one adult is a student.
Appeal our decision
You can appeal if you disagree with any decision relating to liability, discounts, reductions or exemptions.
