Occupied property
Your property may receive a reduction from Council Tax for a limited period depending on the household status.
The most common types of occupied property exemptions or discounts from Council Tax are:
- the property is occupied solely by students
- all of the properties occupants are severely mentally impaired (SMI)
- the property is occupied solely by people under the age of 18
- apprentice discount
- youth training discount
- child benefit discount i.e. if someone in your household is 18 years of age and child benefit is paid for them
- prisoner discount i.e. if a household member is in detention by order of a court.
- members of religious communities discount
- self contained annex discount i.e. occupying a 'granny' flat
- self contained annex exemption i.e. if the person occupying the 'granny' flat is an elderly or disabled relative
- carers discount i.e. if a member of the household cares for another resident for at least 35 hours a week and is not their spouse/partner or child under 18 and you are in receipt of one of the following:
Any rate of attendance allowance
Higher or middle rate of the care component of Disability Living Allowance
Increased rate of Disablement Pension
Increase in Constant Attendance Allowance
Armed Forces Independence Payment – any amount
Personal Independence Payment – daily living component, enhanced rate
Personal Independence Payment – daily living component, standard rate
- care worker discount
- member of visiting forces i.e. if someone in the household is a member of a visiting force/international organisation or a diplomat
To apply for any of these please contact us or follow the links to our online forms.
Please note that under schedule 3 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, a penalty of £70.00 may be added to your council tax account if you
- knowingly supply information which is inaccurate
- fail to advise within 21 days that you should no longer be entitled to a discount