Those who've reached state pension age – presently 66 - can get council tax assist to cowl 100% of their invoice.

How a lot council tax assist somebody will get relies on issues like their revenue, who else lives with them and the way a lot they've in financial savings.

People could get extra council tax assist in the event that they obtain a incapacity or carer's profit.

If they obtain the Guarantee Credit a part of Pension Credit they might even get their Council Tax paid in full.

If folks don’t get Guarantee Credit however they've a low revenue and fewer than £16,000 in financial savings, they might nonetheless get some assist.

The quantity of low cost somebody can get relies on their council. Each council has their very own guidelines so folks ought to test what the foundations are of their space.

Wherever somebody lives, the quantity of council tax assist they get relies on many components, together with:

· their age

· their revenue, together with any advantages you obtain

· their financial savings

· who they reside with

· how a lot Council Tax they pay.

If they’re not over state pension age, the council tax assist they’re entitled to is labored out underneath 'working age scheme' guidelines.

People can test these guidelines with their native council.

How to say council tax assist?

As native councils run their very own council tax assist schemes, how folks make a declare would possibly differ relying on the place they reside.

But wherever they reside, the very first thing they will must do when making a declare is to contact their native council.

Council tax low cost accessible

As properly as council tax Support, there are different exemptions and reductions which may apply. Britons would possibly have the ability to get cash off their council tax invoice if:

• they reside alone
• they seem to be a carer
• they or somebody they reside with has a extreme psychological impairment, equivalent to dementia or a studying problem
• there are variations of their house that make it appropriate for somebody with a incapacity who lives there
• they've one other individual residing with them who is not their accomplice and is on a low revenue
• their property is empty – for instance, they've gone into hospital or moved right into a care house
• the place they're residing is not their essential residence
• there's a difficulty, equivalent to a flood, which can be coated by a discretionary low cost supplied by some councils.

Some persons are not counted (‘disregarded’) when figuring out how many individuals reside in a property.

One qualifying grownup in a family signifies that a single-person low cost applies, equal to 25 p.c off the council tax invoice.

No qualifying adults in a family lead to both a reduction of fifty p.c or a 100% exemption, relying on precisely who lives within the property.

For a full listing of people that rely as ‘disregarded’, Britons can go to the Government web site.