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Council Tax - Single Person Discount Form

A full Council Tax bill assumes two adults living in a property. Where only one adult lives in a property a 25% single occupier discount applies.

To apply for this discount complete the form below and submit it. We will then amend your Council Tax and send you a new revised bill.


Council Tax Reference*
First Name*
Surname*
Address including Postcode*	Address including Postcode
I live alone and wish to claim a single person discount from this date (dd/mmm/yyyy)*
Telephone Number
E-mail*
If you are applying for a Single Occupancy Discount, due to a change in your household circumstances. Please give detailed information here.	If you are applying for a Single Occupancy Discount, due to a change in your household circumstances. Please give detailed information here.
The personal information you have supplied on this form will be used for Admininstration of Council Tax and may be shared with other areas of the Council, the Police and other public bodies for the recovery of debt, prevention or detection of fraud or the detection or prevention of crime as permitted under the Data Protection ct 1998.
DECLARATION I wish to claim the single person discount of 25% because I am the only adult aged 18 or over, who lives at my property. If my circumstances change whereby I would not be entitled to the single person discount then I will notify the council tax office immediately. I declare to the best of my knowledge, the information I have provided is correct.
We may check the information you have provided against 3rd party data sources, to check that only persons entitled to the single occupier discount receive it.
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