Council Tax discounts

Single occupier discount

If you are the only adult living in your home, you can apply for a 25% discount on your Council Tax bill.

To apply for single person discount, use the online form below.

Full-time student discount

If the number of adult residents in a property is one after disregarding someone who is a full-time student, you can apply for a 25% discount.

This is the same as being eligible for a single person discount.

A student includes someone who is undertaking a full-time course of higher education, such as studying towards a degree qualification.

It also includes 18 and 19 year olds in further education at school or college, for example. studying A-Levels or a BTEC course.

To apply for a discount use the online form below.

Apply for a Council Tax student discount

Other disregarded residents

If the number of adult residents in a property is one after someone is disregarded, a 25% discount is given. If all residents are disregarded, a 50% discount is given.

Adults who are in any of the circumstances below will count as being disregarded for Council Tax purposes.

You can apply for a Council Tax discount if you are in any of the following circumstances:

persons detained in prison or a secure health facility
persons with a severe mental impairment
care leavers aged under 25
persons in respect of whom child benefit is in payment
student nurses
apprentices earning less than £195 per week
youth training trainees
live-in carers who provide care for at least 35 hours per week. The carer must not be the partner of the person who is being cared for or the child's parent, if the person being cared for is under 18
residents of hostels for the homeless
persons living in a religious community
members and dependants of visiting armed forces
persons with diplomatic privileges or immunities.

If any of the above apply to adult residents in your property, you can apply for a Council Tax discount using the online form below.

Apply for Council Tax discount

Find out more about other Council Tax discounts and exemptions.