Summary

This page contains information on who can claim Council Tax benefit and how to make a claim for Council Tax benefit or second adult rebate.

 

 

Who can claim Council Tax Benefit?

If your name is on the Council Tax bill for your home you can apply for this benefit. There are 2 schemes, Council Tax benefit and second adult rebate.

 

Council Tax Benefit

Whether you will get help or not, depends on the amount of Council Tax you have to pay. We will also need to know about your income and savings, as well as some details about your family.

 

For more details about the information required to make a claim for Council Tax benefit please visit the 'Information required to claim for Housing and Council Tax Benefit'  |page.

 

Second Adult Rebate

This is an alternative scheme where the claim is based on the low income of a second person living in your home, who is not your partner nor paying you rent.

 

From 1 April 2004 the maximum weekly benefit under the main scheme is 100 percent of the weekly Council Tax, regardless of what band your property is in. The maximum weekly benefit under second adult rebate scheme is 25 percent.

 

If you are entitled to Council Tax benefit or second adult rebate, it is calculated from the first day of entitlement up to the end of the financial year, and credited to your Council Tax account so that you pay less.

 

How to make a claim for council tax benefit

You may request a claim form by contacting us with your name and address, in writing, by telephone, in person at the Council offices, or at Helping Hands.

For address and telephone details visit our contact information page|.