Personal discounts

The full Council Tax Bill assumes that there are two people aged 18 or over living in the property.

If only one person lives in a property they will be entitled to a 25% discount.

For a property which is no-one's main home, see information on unoccupied properties.

The following people are not counted when working out how many people are living in the property - 

Qualifying conditions apply. If you want more information about discounts, contact the Local Taxes Division or use the online forms to apply or notify us of a change of circumstances.

If you make a claim and are refused, you may be able to appeal.

Regular checking of all discounts will be carried out. If your circumstances change you must contact the Local Taxes Division immediately.

This authority is under a duty to protect public funds and, to this end may use the information held or provided by you for the prevention and detection of fraud. It may also share this information with other bodies for these purposes and also for the administration and collection of taxes and charges and for performing other statutory enforcement duties.