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# Council tax - discount

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LAWS Project - Starter Kit - http://www.laws-project.org.uk
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Tameside MBC - LAWS project - http://laws.tameside.gov.uk
council, tax, discount
<h2>Revenues and Benefits/Finance</h2><span class="gen">email address here</span><span class="gen">phone number here</span><span class="gen">sms phone number here</span><span class="gen">fax number here</span><span class="gen">minicom number here</span><p><i>The amount of Council Tax you have to pay depends on</i></p><hr/><ul> <li title="*">The valuation band your property is in and</li> <li title="*">The number of people aged 18 or over living in your property</li> </ul><p>When we work out your Council Tax we assume that two people, aged 18 or over, live in most properties.</p><h3>Single Person Discount</h3><p>If only one person, aged 18 or over, lives in your property, we can give you a single person discount of 25% (one quarter).</p><p>We may need to decide where someone's main home is for example, if they work away from home or if they have more than one home.</p><h3>Other Discounts</h3><p>Some people are disregarded for Council Tax purposes. This means that we will not count them when we decide how many people, aged 18 or over, live in your property.</p><p>We may be able to give you a Council Tax Discount if someone in your home is</p><ul> <li title="*">A Student, Student Nurse, Apprentice or Youth Training Trainee</li> <li title="*">A Non-British husband or wife or dependant of a Student (who is prevented by the terms of her / his leave to enter or remain in the UK from working or claiming benefit.</li> <li title="*">Under 20 and still at school or has just left school</li> <li title="*">A person who still has Child Benefit paid for them</li> <li title="*">A person who is a Foreign Language Assistant</li> <li title="*">A person who is severely mentally impaired</li> <li title="*">A Carer</li> <li title="*">In prison or held somewhere else by the authorities</li> <li title="*">Living in hospital</li> <li title="*">Living in a care home</li> <li title="*">A Member of a Religious Community </li> <li title="*">A person who lives in a hostel for the homeless or a night shelter</li> <li title="*">A Member (or dependant) of International Headquarters and defence organisations</li> <li title="*">A Member (or dependant) of a Visiting Force; or</li> <li title="*">A person with diplomatic immunity or privileges.</li> </ul><p>We can reduce your bill by 25% or 50%, depending on how many people we count.</p><p>If we count only one person as living in your property we can give you a discount of 25%.</p><p>If we count nobody as living in your property we can give you a discount 50%.</p><span class="gen">email address here</span><span class="gen">phone number here</span><span class="gen">sms phone number here</span><span class="gen">fax number here</span><span class="gen">minicom number here</span><span class="gen">postal address here</span><h3> <a href="/ccm/services/pid.jsp?pid=59"> Providing Information (59) </a></h3>