Disabled reduction

If a disabled person lives in your home you may be able to get a reduction in your Council Tax.

The disabled person can be any age and does not have to be the Council Tax payer.

The disability must be permanent and at least one of the following features must be present. The feature must be important to the disabled person's wellbeing.

• a room which is not a bathroom, a kitchen or a toilet used for the most part by the disabled person
• a second bathroom
• a second kitchen
• use of a wheelchair indoors

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Where possible please supply photos of any adaptations or qualifying rooms with your application. When we have received your application we will contact you if we need any further information.

If your application is successful we will reduce your Council Tax bill by one valuation band. For example, if your home is in Band C we will charge you at the Band B rate. If your home is already in Band A, the lowest valuation band, we will reduce your Band A charge by around 15% (the actual calculation is 1/9th of a Band D).

Applications can take up to 28 days to process. We will contact you if we need more information.

After you've applied you must still pay the amount on your Council Tax bill until you hear from us.