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 1PY

You 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 - Apprentices (.pdf 58KB)

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 - Care Workers/Carers (.pdf 71KB)

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 - Child Benefit  (.pdf 58KB)

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 Discount/Exemption - People in Detention (.pdf 64KB)

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.

• Fact Sheet and Application for a Council Tax Reduction - People with Disabilities (.pdf 80KB)

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/Exemption - Severely Mentally Impaired (.pdf 65KB)

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 - Student Nurses (.pdf 239KB)

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.

• Application for a Council Tax Discount/Exemption - Full Time Students (.pdf 72KB)