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Council Tax
Benefit: Are You Eligible?
The Council Tax Benefit is a means-based benefit. The
amount that you are eligible to receive depends on your
individual circumstances. Council Tax Benefits help people with
no or little income to pay their council tax bill in all
or part. The Council Tax Benefit is similar to the
Housing Benefit as it is paid by the government and is
distributed through your local authority.
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It's worth noting that claiming Council Tax Benefit should not
impact your entitlement to other benefits.
Are You Eligible For Council Tax Benefit?
Am I entitled to Council Tax Benefit?
You may be eligible to receive the benefit if your
income and capital (including savings and investments)
are £16,000 or below.
Second Adult Rebate
You may also be
eligible for the
Second Adult
Rebate if the
person you live
with is meets
the following
criteria:
-
Not your
partner or
civil
partner
-
18 or over
-
Not paying
rent
-
Not paying
Council Tax
themselves
-
Has a low
income
You may be
eligible to
receive the
Second Adult
Rebate even if
you are
ineligible for
the Council Tax
Benefit or you
are only
entitled to
enough benefit
to cover
twenty-five
percent or less
of your Council
Tax. Your local
authority will
automatically
check to see if
you are eligible
for the Second
Adult Rebate.Non
Eligibility
You are not
eligible for
Council
Tax Benefits
if you meet
these
criteria:
-
Savings
over
£16,000
unless
you are
age 60
or over
and
receiving
the
“guarantee
credit”
of
Pension
Credit.
-
If you
are an
asylum
seeker
or
sponsored
person
by the
UK
Your income
and savings
will not
have an
effect on
your
eligibility
for the
Second Adult
Rebate.How
Much Can You
Claim?
You may claim your Council Tax Benefit at your local council. They will require the following information:
- Money you and your partner receive including earnings, some benefits and tax credits and occupational pensions
- Your savings and your partner’s savings
- Your circumstances including your age, family size, any disabled members of your family, and if anyone who lives with you could help pay rent.
The most benefit a person is eligible for is one hundred percent of their Council Tax bill. If you are entitled to Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance or the “guarantee credit” of Pension Credit, you may be eligible for the maximum amount of credit.
How Do You Apply For Council Tax Benefits?
If you are already
claiming benefits,
you should also
receive a form to
claim the Council
Tax Benefit and
Housing Benefit.
These other benefits
that you must be
claiming include:
If you do not claim
any of these
benefits you may
pick-up a form for
the Council Tax
Benefit, Second
Adult Rebate and
Housing Benefit form
through your local
council. The form
is also available
for download at the
Department for Work
and Pensions
website.
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Other common terms for this subject (incl. misspellings)
are:
Council Tax Benifit - Council Benefits - Council Tax
Benefit Calculator
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