You may get a 50% discount if your job means you have to live elsewhere so that you can carry out the duties of your job.
To qualify you must have another home where you are also liable to pay the council tax charges. In other words, where you would normally live if you were not in this employment.
There must be a direct link between your work and the accommodation, for example:
- live-in caretaker,
- landlord of a pub who is required to live on the premises, or
- a teacher living in the premises of a school
We will ask you to provide us with:
- proof that you pay council tax at both properties, and
- your contract of employment, which states that you must live in the property for employment reasons.
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After you have applied for money off your Council Tax
While we're looking at your application, please keep paying your current Council Tax bill as usual.
What happens next:
- If your application is successful, we will apply the discount to your account and send you a new bill.
- We will check your entitlement regularly. If you don't reply to our review letters, your discount may be removed.
Keep Us Updated:
- Please tell us about any changes in your circumstances within 21 days. Changes could affect your discount. If you don't let us know, you could be fined or taken to court.
- Its quick and easy to report a change online:
Report a change in circumstances or call us on 0300 1234 141