Council tax - discount

Discount

You may be able to get a discount of 10%, 25% or 50% depending on your circumstances

  • 10% - where it is no-one’s sole or main residence, for example, a second home, or a property classed as ‘long term empty’ or a vacant furnished let between tenants
  • 25% - only one person 18 years or older living in the property where it is their main home
  • 25% - only one person counted, others are not counted due to their special circumstances (see below)
  • 50% - all residents are not counted due to their special circumstances (see below)
  • 50% - a purpose built holiday home or a second home with planning restrictions that prevent it being lived in all year round
  • 50% - a property that has been unoccupied for more than 12 months and a new owner can’t occupy it because it has to undergo major works to make it habitable.

The following people are not counted due to their special circumstances – skill seekers; certain apprentices (there is an upper wage limit); certain full time students; certain student nurses; recent school leavers; people who are classed as ‘severely mentally impaired’; certain carers; long term hospital and care home patients; and members of religious communities.