Council Tax Discounts and Disregards

A full Council Tax bill assumes that there are two or more adults living in a property. If you are the only adult living in your property you are entitled to a 25% discount. This is known as a Single Person Discount.

The people listed below may be disregarded when counting the number of adult residents in a property.

• Foreign Language Assistants
• Under 20 and undertaking qualifying course of education
• People in prison or detention.
• Full-time students and student nurses.
• Non-British partner or dependant of a student.
• Apprentices.
• Youth training trainees.
• Foreign diplomats.
• Young persons who are at or have recently left school.
• Persons aged 18 or 19 for whom child benefit is payable.
• Resident hospital patients.
• People living in residential care homes, nursing homes, mental nursing homes and hostels providing a high level of care.
• Care workers or carers.
• Members of religious communities.
• People staying in certain hostels or night shelters.
• Members of visiting forces, international headquarters and defence organisations.
• People who are severely mentally impaired.

If all of the adults resident in your property are disregarded then a discount of 50% will apply. If all but one of the adults resident in your property are disregarded then a discount of 25% will apply.

For information on discounts for empty properties, including second homes, click here.

If you wish to claim a discount then please contact the Council .

If your bill shows that a discount has been awarded you must tell the Council of any change of circumstances which may affect your entitlement within 21 days of the change - if you don’t you risk a £50 penalty as well as a backdated bill.