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.

Apply for single person discount

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 – see ‘Council Tax discount for carers’ below
• 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.

Apply for a disregard discount

Council Tax discount for carers

To qualify for a Council Tax carer’s discount, you must provide care for at least 35 hours per week to somebody who:

• lives in the same home as you
• is entitled to a prescribed qualifying disability benefit, as listed below
• is not your spouse, civil partner or partner
• is not your child and aged 17 or younger

The person you provide care for must be entitled to one of the following benefits:

• Armed Forces Independence Payment: any award
• Attendance Allowance: any rate
• Disability Living Allowance: the middle or highest care component – receipt of the mobility component alone does not qualify
• Personal Independence Payment: the standard or enhanced rate daily living component – receipt of the mobility component alone does not qualify

Certain forms of Constant Attendance Allowance and War Pension might also qualify.

Appeal our decision

You can appeal if you disagree with any decision relating to liability, discounts, reductions or exemptions.