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To apply please use the Council Tax discount and exemptions online form.
Please read through the headings below, if any of these discounts apply to you please apply using the link at the end of the page.
Sole Occupier Discount
If you live alone you will be entitled to a 25% discount on your Council Tax.
Second Home Discount
A second home is a property that is furnished and is nobody's main home.
If you own a second home, you will pay 90% of the full Council Tax amount.
If you have to live in job-related accommodation as part of your job you will pay 50% of the full Council Tax amount. This would apply whether the second home is job related or your own property. An example of this would be a publican who has to live in licensed premises who also has a second home elsewhere. If you believe you could be entitled to a reduction, please contact 01473 825798 for more information.
If you let the property or use it as a bed and breakfast please download the relevant leaflet for more information: Bed & Breakfast (pdf: 63KB), Holiday cottages (pdf: 59KB) Please note your property may need to be reclassified to reflect the business element.
If you own a second property that has been uninhabited and unfurnished for over 6 months it will be charged at the full Council Tax rate. Depending on the state of the property it may be possible to have it removed from the Council Tax list, read a leaflet regarding removal from the Council Tax list.(pdf: 58KB)
Other Discounts
Council Tax is worked out based on the number of adults living in a property minus any that are not counted for Council Tax purposes.
If the total number of adults is 2 or more, then you are liable to pay full Council Tax.
If the total number of adults is 1 then you pay 75% of the full Council Tax amount.
If the total number of adults is 0 then you pay 50% except for second homes or homes that are unoccupied and substantially unfurnished following a period of exemption. (See above)
The following People are not counted for the purposes of Council Tax:
Full Time Student / Apprentices / YTS Trainees / Student Nurses
A Student, student nurse or apprentice, who fulfil the qualifying conditions to be treated as such for Council Tax purposes.
Persons still in receipt of Child Benefit
Person must have reached the age of 18 years, and still be giving rise to child benefit to which another person is entitled.
People in Detention
A person detained in a prison, a hospital, or some other place under an order of a court in the UK or an Armed Forces Standing Civil Court. Also applies to someone detained under the Immigration Acts or the Mental Health Acts.
People who are Severely Mentally Impaired
The person must be severely mentally impaired and certified as such by a registered medical practitioner. The person must also be entitled to a qualifying benefit.
Carers
A carer living in the same dwelling as the person for whom they care, they must provide care for on average at least 35 hours a week and may not be paid more than £44 per week. A carer cannot be the spouse of whom they care for or the parent where the person being cared for is under 18.
School/College Leavers
A person who on April 30th, in any year, is under 20 years old and still in full time education.
Patients in Nursing and Care Homes - A person having their sole or main residence in a residential care home, nursing home, or mental nursing home or hostel, provided the person is receiving care or treatment in the establishment.
Hospital Patients
Relates to a person who's sole or main residence is in a hospital. This relates to NHS hospitals and armed forces medical establishments but not to private hospitals.
Persons residing in Hostels
A person who's sole or main residence on any day is in a hostel or a night shelter. Such accommodation must not be self-contained units and must be provided for persons of no fixed abode.
Religious Communities
A member or a religious community which is principally occupied with prayer, contemplation, education or the relief of suffering. The person must have no personal income and dependent on the community for material needs.
Non-British Spouses of Students
A person who is not a British citizen who is the spouse or dependent of a student and is prevented by immigration rules from taking paid work or claiming benefit.
Diplomats
A person on whom privileges and immunity are conferred by the Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964 or the Commonwealth Secretariat Act 1968 or by the Commonwealth Countries and Republic or Ireland Order 1985.
Members of International Headquarters and Defence Organisations
A person who is member or an international headquarters or of a defence organisation and anyone who is a dependent of any such member.
To apply please use the Council Tax discount and exemptions online form.
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