Apply for a carer Council Tax discount

A carer is someone who lives with and looks after a person entitled to earn certain benefits.

How to qualify

To qualify for this discount, you must:

  • provide care or support for someone who is not:
    • your partner
    • your child under the age of 18
  • provide care for 35 hours or more every week

You must also provide care or support for someone who receives at least one of the following benefits:

  • Attendance Allowance at the higher rate or any rate with effect from 8 April 2013
  • an increase in Constant Attendance Allowance
  • Disability Living Allowance's care component at the highest or middle rate
  • Personal Independence Payment's daily living component at standard or enhanced rate
  • an increase in disablement pension

How to apply

Apply for a carer Council Tax discount

We will contact you to let you know if your discount has been approved.

Page last updated: 18 February 2025

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