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Council Tax Change of Occupier
Council Tax - Claim for Occupancy Discounts
As a general rule, if a property is occupied by only one adult (i.e. person aged 18 or over), then a discount of 25% of the Council Tax bill will be granted. If there is more than one adult residing at the property, but all, or all except one of them come under the categories listed below, status discount may be granted..
Please complete the boxes below if you think you may be eligible for a discount.
Property Address
Address Of Property
How many persons aged 18 or over, (include yourself), live in this property?
Please provide details for each person below and select which status category (if any) they fit into
Person Details
Person 1 - Name
Person 1 - Category
a - Students and Student Nurses on Project 2000
b - Other Student Nurses
c - Apprentices
d - Youth Training Trainees
e - Caring for someone with a disability, who is not a spouse, partner or child under 18
f - Severely mentally impaired
g - Prisoners
h - Child over 18 in respect of whom child benefit is payable
i - 18 and 19 year olds on further education courses which are not job-related
j - School Leavers
k - Hospital Patients
l - Patients in residential Nursing or Care Homes
m - Care Workers (Earning £44 or less and resident with the person being cared for)
n - Residents of certain hostels
o - Members of International Headquarters or Defence Organisations
p - Members of Religious Communities
q - Members of a Visiting force and their dependants
r - Non-British spouse of a student
s - Person subject to Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities
t - None
Select...
Person 2 - Name
Person 2 - Category
a - Students and Student Nurses on Project 2000
b - Other Student Nurses
c - Apprentices
d - Youth Training Trainees
e - Caring for someone with a disability, who is not a spouse, partner or child under 18
f - Severely mentally impaired
g - Prisoners
h - Child over 18 in respect of whom child benefit is payable
i - 18 and 19 year olds on further education courses which are not job-related
j - School Leavers
k - Hospital Patients
l - Patients in residential Nursing or Care Homes
m - Care Workers (Earning £44 or less and resident with the person being cared for)
n - Residents of certain hostels
o - Members of International Headquarters or Defence Organisations
p - Members of Religious Communities
q - Members of a Visiting force and their dependants
r - Non-British spouse of a student
s - Person subject to Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities
t - None
Select...
Person 3 - Name
Person 3 - Category
a - Students and Student Nurses on Project 2000
b - Other Student Nurses
c - Apprentices
d - Youth Training Trainees
e - Caring for someone with a disability, who is not a spouse, partner or child under 18
f - Severely mentally impaired
g - Prisoners
h - Child over 18 in respect of whom child benefit is payable
i - 18 and 19 year olds on further education courses which are not job-related
j - School Leavers
k - Hospital Patients
l - Patients in residential Nursing or Care Homes
m - Care Workers (Earning £44 or less and resident with the person being cared for)
n - Residents of certain hostels
o - Members of International Headquarters or Defence Organisations
p - Members of Religious Communities
q - Members of a Visiting force and their dependants
r - Non-British spouse of a student
s - Person subject to Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities
t - None
Select...
Person 4 - Name
Person 4 - Category
a - Students and Student Nurses on Project 2000
b - Other Student Nurses
c - Apprentices
d - Youth Training Trainees
e - Caring for someone with a disability, who is not a spouse, partner or child under 18
f - Severely mentally impaired
g - Prisoners
h - Child over 18 in respect of whom child benefit is payable
i - 18 and 19 year olds on further education courses which are not job-related
j - School Leavers
k - Hospital Patients
l - Patients in residential Nursing or Care Homes
m - Care Workers (Earning £44 or less and resident with the person being cared for)
n - Residents of certain hostels
o - Members of International Headquarters or Defence Organisations
p - Members of Religious Communities
q - Members of a Visiting force and their dependants
r - Non-British spouse of a student
s - Person subject to Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities
t - None
Select...
Person 5 - Name
Person 5 - Category
a - Students and Student Nurses on Project 2000
b - Other Student Nurses
c - Apprentices
d - Youth Training Trainees
e - Caring for someone with a disability, who is not a spouse, partner or child under 18
f - Severely mentally impaired
g - Prisoners
h - Child over 18 in respect of whom child benefit is payable
i - 18 and 19 year olds on further education courses which are not job-related
j - School Leavers
k - Hospital Patients
l - Patients in residential Nursing or Care Homes
m - Care Workers (Earning £44 or less and resident with the person being cared for)
n - Residents of certain hostels
o - Members of International Headquarters or Defence Organisations
p - Members of Religious Communities
q - Members of a Visiting force and their dependants
r - Non-British spouse of a student
s - Person subject to Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities
t - None
Select...
Status Categories
a - Students and Student Nurses on Project 2000
b - Other Student Nurses
c - Apprentices
d - Youth Training Trainees
e - Caring for someone with a disability, who is not a spouse, partner or child under 18
f - Severely mentally impaired
g - Prisoners
h - Child over 18 in respect of whom child benefit is payable
i - 18 and 19 year olds on further education courses which are not job-related
j - School Leavers
k - Hospital Patients
l - Patients in residential Nursing or Care Homes
m - Care Workers (Earning £44 or less and resident with the person being cared for)
n - Residents of certain hostels
o - Members of International Headquarters or Defence Organisations
p - Members of Religious Communities
q - Members of a Visiting force and their dependants
r - Non-British spouse of a student
s - Person subject to Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities
t - None
If you have identified anyone in the categories listed above a form will be sent for additional information. If you are applying for this discount due to a change of circumstances, please give details of the change.
(Please include name and forwarding address for anyone who has vacated the property)
Additional Information:
