Council Tax Discounts
- Unoccupied property requiring/undergoing major repair/structural alteration - changing from 1 April 2013
- Unoccupied and Furnished Properties / Second Homes - changing from 1 April 2013
- Unoccupied and Unfurnished Properties - changing from 1 April 2013
- Single Person Discount
- Disregarded Persons:
- apprentices
- care workers
- carers
- foreign language assistant
- hospital patients
- members of international headquarters and defence organisations
- members of religious communities
- members visiting forces
- patients in homes
- persons for whom Child Benefit is payable
- persons in detention
- persons with diplomatic immunity
- severely mentally impaired
- school and college leavers
- students
- student nurses
- student spouses - non-British
- residents of hostels for the homeless.
Council Tax is calculated based on two adults living in a property. The effect of a discount is to reduce the amount of council tax by 25 percent if there is only one adult resident in the property and by 50 percent if all the adult residents are disregarded.
Certain people are disregarded when looking at the number of adults residing in a property when assessing if a discount should apply. For example if there are two adults in a property and one of them is a disregarded person (as detailed below), the council tax charge is calculated as if only one adult is resident in the property and a 25 percent discount would apply.
|back to topUnoccupied property requiring/undergoing major repair/structural alteration
With effect from 1 April 2013, a new local discount of 50 percent for a maximum of 12 months has been introduced for properties in Haringey which are unoccupied and require, or are undergoing, major repair of structural alteration. If the works continue and the property remains unoccupied after 12 months the full council tax charge will be due.
In the event that the property is unoccupied for a period of 2 years, a premium of 50 percent will become due and your council tax will increase to 150 percent.
The percentage and maximum length of award of this discount are at the discretion of the Local Authority, as such there is no right of appeal against the level either within the council or to any external independent body, as this is a matter of council policy which is allowed under council tax regulations.
If you were previously awarded a Class A exemption, the exemption will end on 31 March 2013 and the discount awarded from 1 April 2013 for the remaining period of your entitlement.
To apply, download, complete and return a council tax unoccupied property requiring major repair / alteration form (PDF, 164KB).
|back to topUnoccupied and Furnished Properties / Second Homes
With effect from 1 April 2013, if your property is unoccupied and furnished or used as a second home, you will no longer receive a reduction in your council tax and the full council tax charge will be due.
Please note that if you are required to live in job-related accommodation, you may be entitled to a 50 percent discount.
To apply, download, complete and return a council tax second home discount application form (PDF 24KB).
|back to topUnoccupied and Unfurnished Properties
With effect from 1 April 2013, a new local discount of 100 percent for a maximum of 1 month has been introduced for properties in Haringey which are unoccupied and unfurnished. If the property remains unoccupied and unfurnished after 1 month the full council tax charge will be due.
In the event that the property remains unoccupied and unfurnished for a period of 2 years, a premium of 50 percent will become due and your council tax will increase to 150 percent.
The percentage and maximum length of award of this discount are at the discretion of the Local Authority, as such there is no right of appeal against the level either within the council or to any external independent body as this is a matter of council policy which is allowed under council tax regulations.
If you were previously awarded a Class C exemption, the exemption will end on 31 March 2013. If the exemption had been awarded for a period greater than 1 month no further discount will apply. However if the exemption had been awarded for a period less than 1 month and the property has remained unoccupied and unfurnished the discount will apply for the remainder of 1 month from the start of the original exemption.
To apply, download, complete and return a council tax unoccupied and unfurnished form (PDF, 141KB).
|back to topSingle Person Discount
If you are the only adult living in a property you are entitled to a 25 percent discount.
To apply, download, complete and return by post a council tax single person discount application form (PDF 24KB).
|back to topDisregarded Persons
Persons in Detention
This disregard applies to people who are detained in a prison, hospital or other place of detention. This disregard does not apply to a person who was imprisoned for non-payment of fines or Council Tax.
To apply, download, complete and return by post a council tax persons in detention discount application form (PDF 28KB). Please note the council will contact the prison / institute for confirmation.
|back to topSeverely Mentally Impaired
A person considered to be Severely Mentally Impaired will be disregarded for council tax purposes.
See the definitions page for a definition of Severely Mentally Impaired.
To apply, download, complete and return by post a council tax severely mentally impaired discount application form (PDF 36KB). Please note you must enclose evidence of entitlement to a qualifying benefit. Please also note that the council will contact the medical practitioner of the person to be disregarded.
|back to topPersons in Respect of Whom Child Benefit is Payable
This disregard applies where a person is 18 but entitlement to child benefit continues in respect of them.
To apply, download, complete and return by post a council tax 18 years old - child benefit in payment discount application form (PDF 31KB).
|back to topSchool and College Leavers
People aged 18 or 19 who leave school or finish a course at a further education college after 30 April in any year are disregarded for discount purposes until the 1 November of that year.
To apply, download, complete and return by post a council tax school and college leavers discount application form (PDF 28KB).
|back to topStudents
Students are disregarded for discount purposes during any period in which they fall within the definition of a student.
See the definitions page for a definition of a student.
To apply, download, complete and return by post a council tax student discount application form (PDF 32KB). Please note you must enclose a student certificate with your application.
|back to topForeign Language Assistant
People registered with the British Council as a foreign language assistant who have a current appointment as a foreign language assistant at a school or other educational institution in Great Britain will be disregarded.
To apply, please contact the council tax office for further details.
|back to topNon-British Spouses of Students
A person who is the spouse or dependant of a student is disregarded provided they are not a British Citizen and are prevented by immigration regulations from taking paid employment or from claiming benefits whilst in the UK.
To apply, please contact the council tax office for further details.
|back to topStudent Nurses
Student nurses are disregarded if they are following a course leading to an appropriate registration under the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979.
To apply, please contact the council tax office for further details.
|back to topApprentices
Apprentices are disregarded for discount purposes during any period in which they fall within the definition of an apprentice.
See the definitions page for a definition of an apprentice.
To apply, download, complete and return by post a council tax apprentices discount application form (PDF 28KB).
|back to topYouth Training Trainees
This disregard applies to a person who is under 25 years old and is undertaking training through arrangements made under the Employment and Training Act 1973, which is funded by the Learning and Skills Council for England.
To apply, download, complete and return by post a council tax youth training trainee discount application form (PDF 33KB).
|back to topHospital Patients
People whose sole residence is in a National Health Service hospital will be disregarded.
Please note, this disregard is not applicable to people who are staying in hospital for a short time and have a main home elsewhere.
To apply, download, complete and return by post a council tax hospital - care home patient discount application form (PDF 24KB).
|back to topPatients in Homes
A person whose sole residence is in a residential care home, nursing home, mental nursing home or hostel in England or Wales, and who is receiving care or treatment in a home or hostel is disregarded.
To apply, download, complete and return by post a council tax hospital - care home patient discount application form (PDF 24KB).
|back to topCare Workers
Care workers are disregarded for the purposes of council tax, provided they satisfy either the conditions of Part I or Part II of the definition of a care worker.
To apply, download, complete and return by post a council tax care workers discount application form (PDF 35KB).
|back to topCarers
Carers are disregarded for the purposes of council tax, provided they satisfy the conditions of the definition of a carer.
To apply, download, complete and return by post a council tax carers discount application form (PDF 42KB).
|back to topResidents of Hostels for the Homeless or Night Shelters
Anyone whose sole residence for the time being is in accommodation for the homeless is disregarded provided that the accommodation is not self-contained and is used essentially for persons with no fixed abode.
To apply, please contact the council tax office for further details.
|back to topMembers of International Headquarters and Defence Organisations
This disregard relates to any person who is a member of an international headquarter or defence organisation and to a dependant of any such member.
To apply, please contact the council tax office for further details.
|back to topMembers of Religious Communities
If a person is a member of a religious community whose principal occupation is prayer, contemplation, education, the relief of suffering, or any combination of these they may be disregarded. In order to qualify, the person must have no income (with the exception of any occupational pension due to former employment) or capital of their own and must be completely dependent on the community for their needs.
To apply, download, complete and return by post a council tax members of religious communities discount application form (PDF 36KB).
|back to topMembers (and dependants) of Visiting Forces
This disregard covers a person who is a member (or a dependant of a member) of a visiting force.
To apply, please contact the council tax office for further details.
|back to topPersons with Diplomatic Privilege or Immunity
This disregard applies to any person on whom privileges and immunities are conferred by the Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964, the Commonwealth Secretariat Act 1966, the Consular Relations Act 1968 or the Commonwealth Countries and Republic of Ireland (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1985.
To apply, download, complete and return by post a council tax diplomatic privileges discount application form (PDF 24 KB). Please note the council will contact the Privileges Section of the Protocol Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to verify entitlement.
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