I live alone - can I claim a reduction in council tax?
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If only one adult lives in a property as their main home the bill is reduced by a quarter (25%). If the property is no-one’s home, the bill is reduced by a half (50%). This applies to empty properties and second homes.
The following people are not included when counting the number of people who live in a property
- Full-time students, student nurses, apprentices and Youth Training trainees
- Patients living in hospital
- People being looked after permanently in care homes
- People who are severely mentally impaired
- People staying in certain hostels or night shelters
- 18 and 19 year olds who are at, or have just left school
- Care workers working for low pay, usually for charities
- People caring for a disabled person (excluding partners or a child under 18)
- Members of visiting forces and certain international institutions
- Monks or nuns
- People in prison (except those in prison for not paying Council Tax or a fine)
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