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Council Tax discount applications

In this section

  1. Single Person discount
  2. Student discount
  3. Students with a non-British partner or dependant
  4. Severe Mental Impairment discount for council tax
  5. Disabled persons relief
  6. Discounts for annexes
  7. Discount for a resident in a nursing or care home
  8. Discount for Apprentices
  9. Hospital patient discount
  10. Youth training discount
  11. Job related second home discount
  12. You are here: Person in detention or prison discount
  13. Council tax discounts for people providing care
  14. Council Tax - Class B Exemption (Empty Property owned by a Charitable Organisation)

Person in detention or prison discount

You can apply for a Council Tax discount disregard if a member of your household is detained In prison by order of a court or placed in a hospital/ place of safety under the Mental Health Act 1983

If you are the only person over the age of 18 living in the property because of this, you will be entitled to a Council Tax reduction of 25%. (This does not apply if a person is in prison for not paying a fine or Council Tax).

Apply for a prisoner discount

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