If you're disabled or a carer, you may be eligible for a reduction in your Council Tax.
Who can apply
You can apply for a reduction for any of the following reasons:
If you or someone you live with is disabled
If you or someone you live with in the property is disabled, your Council Tax could be reduced to the next band. There's still a reduction even if you're in band A.
The person with a disability does not have to be the person who pays the Council Tax bill, but to be eligible, they must require one of the following to meet their needs:
- sufficient floor space to use a wheelchair indoors
- a second bathroom or kitchen
- another room that's mainly used by the disabled person. For example for providing therapy or storing equipment.
Apply for a disabled banding reduction
If you or someone you live with is severely mentally impaired or has dementia
If you or someone you live with is severely mentally impaired you may be eligible for a discount or an exemption.
If the property is only occupied by those that are severely mentally impaired, and would be liable to pay Council Tax, they'll be exempt.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a severely mentally impaired Council Tax discount, you must receive:
- Incapacity Benefit
- Attendance Allowance under
- Severe Disablement Allowance
- the highest or middle rate care component of a Disability Living Allowance
- an increase in the rate of Disablement Pension where constant attendance needed
- Disability Working Allowance
- an Unemployability Supplement
- Constant Attendance Allowance
- an Unemployability Allowance
- Income Support where the applicable amount includes a disability premium
- the standard or enhanced rate of the daily living component of personal independence payment
- Armed Forces Independence Payment
- Universal Credit which includes limited capability for work or work-related activity.
After you have applied
Once we have received your application, we'll send a form to your doctor to confirm this.
Apply for a discount for the severely mentally impaired
If you're a carer
To be considered a carer, you need to be caring for someone who receives:
- Attendance Allowance
- the highest or middle rate of the care component of a Disability Living Allowance
- Armed Forces Independence Payment
- standard or enhanced rate of the daily living component of Personal Independence Payment
- an increase in the rate of Disablement Pension
- an increase in constant Attendance Allowance.
You must:
- live with the person you're caring for
- provide care for at least 35 hours per week.
You cannot qualify as a carer if the person you're caring for is:
- your partner
- your child under the age of 18.
If you're a care worker
A care worker is someone who:
- provides care or support on behalf of a local council, government or charity
- is employed to provide care for at least 24 hours per week
- is paid £44 or less per week
- lives in the property provided by their employer or relevant body.
Contact us about a reduction
You can contact us if you have a query about disabled, mental impairment or carer Council Tax reductions.
This includes before making an application or following up on an application you have already made.
Do not use this form for making a new application.
We'll look into your query and respond as soon as possible.