In certain circumstances a discount may be given on a council tax bill of either 10%, 25% or 50% of the full amount.
The full Council Tax bill assumes that there are two adults living in a dwelling - if only one adult lives in a dwelling the bill will be reduced by 25% i.e. single person discount.
Discount Form - Single Occupier [pdf document 40kb]
Certain people are not counted when looking at the number of residents in a dwelling i.e. they are disregarded, so if there are two adults in a dwelling and one of them is disregarded, the bill will be worked out as if only one adult lives there and a discount of 25% awarded.
You can download some of the application forms by clicking on the links below. You can print it out, fill it in and return to the address on the form.
We are looking to add additional application forms to this site, if the application form you require is not currently available please contact us and we will send you one.
The following groups of people will be disregarded and may result in a discount being given:
In some households all the adults may be disregarded and a maximum discount of 50% may be given (although in some instances if all the residents would be disregarded e.g. students, the property becomes exempt from council tax ).
More information about exemptions A person who is disregarded may still remain liable for payment of the bill (unless they are severely mentally impaired) even though they are not counted for the purpose of establishing the level of the charge.
A dwelling that is no-ones sole or main residence but which is furnished (and not otherwise exempt from council tax), will be regarded as a second home. A second home will qualify for a discount of 10%. However, if the person liable for the council tax (or their partner) has the second home for particular job related reasons the discount may be 50%.
More information about sole or main residence