The council tax charge is based upon the number of people living in a dwelling. If you are 'disregarded' it means that we do not count you when we work out the number of people living in there.
When counting the number of people living in a dwelling, if there is just one person living there, a 25% discount may be granted. If all the residents at a dwelling are 'disregarded' a 50% discount may be granted.
These disregarded categories are:
- full time students, student nurses, apprentices and youth training trainees – students will need to get a council tax certificate from their place of study and fill in an application form. The best way to do this is to register with My Account, where you can complete a council tax student change form
- 18- and 19-year-olds who are at, or who have just left, school or college
- patients in hospital
- people being looked after in care homes
- people staying in certain hostels or night shelters
- care workers working for low pay, usually for charities
- people who care for someone with a disability who is not their spouse, partner or a child under 18
- members of visiting forces and certain international institutions
- foreign diplomats
- members of religious communities (monks and nuns)
- people in detention
- people who are severely mentally impaired.