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    Certain people are exempt from Council Tax, including:

    • 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
    • Eighteen or nineteen year olds in respect of whom Child Benefit is payable
    • Eighteen or nineteen 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)
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