Go to navigation
Council tax-second adult rebate
This is help for council taxpayers who do not
have a partner but share their home with someone on a low income
who is not a paying lodger.
Entitlement is not based on the council
taxpayer’s income, but that of the other adult(s) in the property.
They are known as second adults.
You may still be able to claim second adult
rebate if you have a partner, but they have to be a disregarded
person under the council tax regulations.
What is a disregarded person?
A disregarded person under council tax is:
- under age 18;
- an education leaver under 20
- a full-time student;
- a youth training trainee under
25;
- an apprentice on NCVQ/SVEC
courses;
- a carer;
- severely mentally impaired;
- in prison or another form of
detention;
- someone who normally lives
elsewhere;
- a member of a religious
community;
- a diplomat and a member of international
bodies or of visiting forces.
Who would be called a second adult?
Normally a second adult would be anyone who is
18 years or older, lives in the property with the council taxpayer,
and considers it their home.
This could be:
- grown-up children who have left
school;
- parents;
- friends;
- relatives.
How much second adult rebate can I get?
The amount you get depends on the total gross
income of the second adults.
If there is more than one second adult in the
property their gross income is added together to work out how much
you will get. If your second adults have a gross income of less
than £228 per week you may be entitled to a rebate.
The highest amount is 100 per cent of the
council tax due on the property.
To qualify for this you must be a full-time
student and the person who has to pay the council tax and all your
second adults must be receiving Pension Credit, Income Support, Income-based Job Seekers
Allowance or Employment and Support Allowance
(income-related)
A 25 per cent reduction can be awarded if you
are not a full-time student but your second adults are in receipt
of the above benefits.
A 15 per cent reduction can be awarded if your
second adult’s gross income is less than £175 a week.
A 7.5 per cent reduction can be awarded if your
second adult’s gross income is between £175 and £227.99 a week.
How to claim
Claim forms can be obtained from the council’s
contact points or
by phoning Medway Council on 01634 332222 (Medway residents
only).
Download the Second Adult Rebate
leaflet (pdf 92KB).
To use this file you will need Adobe Acrobat
Reader. If you do not have it on your computer, please use the
advice
page.
Add this page to my Quick Links:
Add page
Send this page to a friend:
Send