Apply for a reduction in council tax if someone with a disability lives in your home and the home has special features to help them.
This can be an extra bathroom, kitchen or space for using a wheelchair for the disabled person.
Before you start
You can ask for a discount if:
- your home has an an extra bathroom, kitchen or other room that you need for the disabled person
- there is extra space inside so they can use a wheelchair
The extra room does not need to be custom built, it can be an existing room that is used to help the disabled person.
You will need
- a letter from occupational therapist, social worker, doctor or similarly qualified person
Uploading supporting documents
We may ask you to send us some documents. You can send:
- Word files (.docx)
- PDF files (.pdf)
- Excel files (.xlsx)
- Text files (.txt)
- Pictures from phones or tablets:
- JPEG (.jpg)
- GIF (.gif)
- PNG (.png)
As long as the file is smaller than 50MB. You cannot upload zip files
What happens next
We will:
- visit the property to help us decide if you should get the discount
- ask some questions about the nature of the disability and take photographs for our records.
If you can get the discount, your band will be reduced by one band. The means if your property is in band E, you will pay the council tax amount due for a property in band D.
This will not affect the value of your home or its banding on the valuation list.
You can check My Account for updates.