Discounts and Exemptions

When deciding how many adults are resident, certain occupants can be disregarded for Council Tax purposes:

• Full-time students, student nurses, apprentices and Youth Training trainees
• Patients resident in hospital
• People who are being looked after in care homes
• People who are severely mentally impaired
• People staying in certain hostels or night shelters
• 18 and 19 year olds who have just left school
• Care-workers working for low pay, usually for charities
• People caring for someone with a disability who is not a spouse, partner or child under 18
• Members of visiting forces and certain international institutions
• Members of religious communities
• People in prison (except those in prison for non-payment of Council Tax or a fine)
• People with diplomatic privileges or immunities

If you think that you may be entitled to a discount please contact our Council Tax team or apply via our online forms.