Council tax - caring for disabled persons
If someone in your household provides care or support (or both) to another person in your home, they may be exempt from the personal element of council tax. This discount is dependent on the number of adults residing at the property. If there are other adults living at the premises who are not the carer or disabled person then there may be no reduction.
If you’re a carer, you won’t be counted for Council Tax purposes if all the following apply:
- you provide at least 35 hours of care a week.
- you live with the person you care for
- you’re not the spouse or partner of the person you care for, or their parent if they’re under 18.
- the person you care for receives one or more of the following disability benefits*.
* Which disability benefits are included?
- Disability Living Allowance (DLA) (middle or higher rate of the care component)
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP) (daily living component at any rate)
- Attendance Allowance (any rate)
- Armed Forces Independence Payment
- Constant Attendance Allowance (an increase in rate\higher rate)
- or Disablement Pension (an increase in rate\highest amount of increase).
Disqualified relative
You are a disqualified relative of another person for the purpose for claiming carers' discount if you are the husband or wife of the person you are providing care for (or live together as husband and wife, or if you are the parent of the other person who is a child under the age of 18 years.
If you have had the property adapted to meet the disabled persons needs, or they use a wheelchair indoors then you may also qualify for a reduction in the banding of your property.
Apply for discount/exemption
Please complete the caring for disabled person discount form.
If you have any queries or would like assistance in completing the form please contact the helpline on 0300 303 8670.