Council Tax discounts, exemptions and reductions
Who has to pay
You will usually have to pay Council Tax if you are 18 or over and own or rent a home. A full Council Tax bill is based on at least 2 adults living in a home. Spouses and partners who live together are jointly responsible for paying the bill.
Council Tax Energy Rebate 2022-23
You may be eligible for up to £150 support for energy bills.
Single person discount
You will get 25% off your bill if you count as an adult for Council Tax and either:
- you live on your own
- no-one else in your home counts as an adult
Apply for, cancel or continue your single person discount
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Apply for, cancel or continue your single person discountStudent discount
You are considered a student if you are:
- undertaking a full-time course of education and studying for at least 24 weeks (21 hours per week), or
- under 20 and on a qualifying course, or
- a foreign language assistant, or
- someone who is taking a course which leads to a registration under the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979, or
- taking a full time Open University Course worth 120 points (two part time courses worth 60 points is not equal to a full time course).
Apply for student discount
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Apply for student discount
Other discounts and exemptions
Find out if you are eligible for other discounts
Apply for any other discount or exemption
You cannot use this to check entitlement to Single Person Discount or Council Tax Reduction
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Apply for other Council Tax discounts
Cancel your Council Tax discount or exemption
Cancellation of Council Tax discount
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Cancel your Council Tax discount or exemption
Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Reduction
On this page you can check if you are eligible for Housing Benefit or Council Tax Reduction