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Personal discounts
You can get a discount if you or the adults you live with aren't counted for Council Tax (for example full-time students). This is known as a disregard discount.
If everyone is disregarded except for one person, you'll get a 25% discount.
If everyone is disregarded, you'll get a 50% discount.
People aged 18 or over are disregarded for Council Tax if they are:
- People who are severely mentally impaired
- People who are being looked after in a care home
- Patients resident in hospital
- People staying in certain hostels or night shelters
- 18 or 19 year olds in respect of whom Child Benefit is payable
- 18 or 19 year olds who have left school between 30 April and 01 November
- Full-time students
- The spouses or dependants of full-time students who are not British citizens and who are prevented from taking paid employment or claiming benefits
- Student nurses
- Youth Training trainees
- A Carer
- Certain types of Care workers
- People in prison
- Members of religious communities (monks and nuns)
- Foreign language assistants
- Members of visiting forces
- Diplomats and members of certain International Headquarters and Defence Organisations
Claim forms
To apply for a discount please print the appropriate form, complete and post it, together with any proof detailed on the form, to:
Revenues and Benefits Service
PO Box 176
TN34 1PYYou can also email counciltax@hastings.gov.uk.
Application for a Council Tax Discount - Apprentices
Please use this form if you think you should be given a discount because you are, or someone who lives with you is, an Apprentice.
Application for a Council Tax Discount - Care Workers/Carers
Please use this form if you think you should be given a discount because you are, or someone who lives with you is, a Care Worker or Carer.
Application for a Council Tax Discount - 18 year old/Child Benefit
Please use this form if you think you should be given a discount because someone who lives with you is, in further education at a school or college, and you get child benefit for them.
Application for a Council Tax Discount - people in detention
Please use this form if you are, or someone who lives with you is, being detained in prison or held on remand, and the property is still your/their home.
Application for a Council Tax Reduction - People with Disabilities
Please refer to the fact sheet and complete the application form if you think you should be given a Council Tax reduction because you or someone who lives with you has a qualifying disability.
Application for a Council Tax Discount/Exemption - Severely Mentally Impaired
Please use this form and doctor certification if you think you should be given a discount or exemption because you are, or someone who lives with you is, severely mentally impaired.
Application for a Council Tax Discount - Student Nurses
Please use this form if you think you should be given a discount because you are, or someone who lives with you, is a student nurse.
Application for a Council Tax Discount/Exemption - Full Time Students
Please use this form if you think you should be given a discount or an exemption because you are, or someone who lives with you is, a student.
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