Local Government Minister , said:
Council Tax is a vital source of funding for local
government, supporting most of the day-to-day
services we all use and rely on.
However, no one should be paying more than their fair
share. We want to help people keep more of what they
earn which is why we’ve produced this
easily-accessible guide explaining the discounts and
exemptions available – many of which people may never
even knew existed.
Full exemptions include when an entire household are
full-time students, if a person has recently moved into
hospital or a care home or if all people in a household
have a mental impairment, including conditions like
dementia, or are receiving live-in care.
Other advice the guide contains includes family or
‘granny’ annexes discounts, support for those in
hardship, the armed forces, if you live on your own and
advice when someone passes away. The guide also
explains how you can challenge your Council Tax band.
Further information
Council Tax in England is 6% lower in real terms than
it was in 2010, and local taxpayers have a legal right
to veto excessive tax increases.
