Single Person Discount and Disregarded People
Find out about the single person discount and those people who are disregarded.
Single Person Discount
When we work out how much Council Tax you need to pay, we assume that there are two adults living in your home.
If you are the only adult living in your home (as your main home) you are entitled to a 25% single person discount on your Council Tax bill.
How to apply
To apply please complete our online application form.
Disregarded People Discounts
In some circumstances, we may 'disregard' certain adults living in your property.
When we look at the number of adults living in a property for Council Tax purposes, we do not include:
- full-time students, student nurses, apprentices and youth trainees
- people who live in hospital
- people who are being looked after in care homes
- people who are severely mentally disabled
- people staying in some hostels or night shelters
- 18 and 19 year olds who are at or have just left school
- care worker paying for low pay (usually for a charity)
- people caring for someone with a disability who is not their partner, or their child (a child is someone under 18)
- members of visiting forces and some international organisations
- diplomats and their husband or wife (who are not British)
- monks and nuns
- people in prison (except people who are in prison for not paying their Council Tax or a fine relating to their Council Tax)
How to apply
To apply please complete our online application form.
Page last reviewed: 23 February 2021