People not counted for council tax purposes

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:

• Application to be disregarded - person in detention [PDF - 207KB]
• Application to be disregarded - severely mentally impaired [PDF - 174KB]
• Application to be disregarded - child benefit payable [DOCX - 37KB]
• Application to be disregarded - student [DOCX - 68KB]
• Application to be disregarded - apprentice [DOCX - 49KB]
• Application to be disregarded - carer [DOCX - 41KB]
• Application to be disregarded - member of a religious community [DOCX - 36KB]

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.