Council tax band reductions

Reductions for disability

Your council tax bill may be reduced if an adult or child with a permanent disability lives in the dwelling. Your dwelling must have certain features which are essential or of major importance to the well being of the person with the disability. These features are:

• A room other than a bathroom, kitchen or toilet which is used mainly by the disabled person.
• An additional bathroom or kitchen for the use of the disabled person.
• Extra space inside the dwelling for the use of a wheelchair.

When we consider if a reduction should apply, we have to decide whether the person with the disability would find it impossible or extremely difficult to live in the dwelling, or whether their health would suffer, or the disability become more severe, if the extra feature were not available in the dwelling.

To qualify for a reduction, the extra room does not have to be specially built, but can be an existing room used specifically for the person with the disability.

If your home is eligible, your bill will be reduced by the equivalent of one band. For example, if your home is in band D, your bill will be reduced to that for a band C dwelling.

This will not affect the value of your home or its banding on the valuation list. In this example, it would still be shown as band D on the valuation list. If your home is in band A (the lowest Council Tax band) a reduction of 1/9 of the band D Council Tax would apply.

Property bands

The property bands in the table below are not allocated on the current sale values of properties - they are based on the estimated market value as at 1 April 1991.

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