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People not counted for council tax purposes

We ignore certain groups when counting the people living in your home and calculating your council tax. These people are known as disregarded persons.

People in the following groups can apply to be disregarded:

people in prison / detention
people who are severely mentally impaired
people for whom child benefit is payable
students, apprentices, student nurses and youth trainees
hospital patients and patients in care homes
carers
school and college leavers
visiting forces
religious communities
hostel and night shelter residents
spouses or dependents of non-British students who can't work or claim benefits
care leavers

This means that you may get a reduction of 0%, 25%, 50% or full exemption depending on the family composition and the type of disregard applied for.

How to apply

A number of application forms are available to download:

You will need to provide:

information about the person
information about the property
supporting evidence

You can also e-mail Council.Tax@dumgal.gov.uk call 030 33 33 3005 or visit a Customer Service Centre to request an application or if the form you need to complete is not available to download.