Discounts for Patients in Nursing or Care Home

People living in residential care homes, nursing homes, mental nursing homes and hostels providing a high level of care are disregarded for Council Tax purposes, as long as it is their only or main home.

To apply please complete our Care or Nursing Homes - Council Tax Discount form below

if you are moving directly and permanently to a Care Home from a period in hospital, you may be entitled to a further reduction of council tax from the date of your hospital admission. For more information, please see our Patients in Hospital page

If you are unable to use this form, please see our Contact Us (this link opens in a new window) for ways of getting in touch

Council Tax Account number

Contact Details of liable person

Title

First

Last

Address

City/Town

ZIP/Postal Code

Email address (email notifications will go to this address)

Telephone Number

Please state the number of people resident in the dwelling aged 18 years or over:

Patient in Nursing or Care Home

Title

First

Last

Please provide the following information about the Home / Care Home

Name of Care Home
Address including postcode
Contact Number
Email Addres
Home Registered Number (if known)

Actual date of admission

Declaration

Are you the liable person for this property?

Name & Relationship of Person completing the form

WARNING - It is a criminal offence for a ratepayer to give false information when making an application related to Council Tax or Business Rates

I confirm that all the details above are correct and I will contact the Council immediately of any changes

I can confirm that I am the only resident over 18 years of age in the dwelling

I agree

I will inform the Council as soon as there is any change in my circumstances which could affect my Council Tax Discount. If I fail to do so, I may be liable to a £70 penalty.

I agree to this statement

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Discounts for Patients in Nursing or Care Home

Contact Details of liable person

Patient in Nursing or Care Home

Declaration

Name & Relationship of Person completing the form

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