Council tax benefit

Council tax benefit can be awarded to help with payment of your council tax liability. This is a means tested benefit which takes into account your income and savings as well as your council tax liability.

You can find your council tax liability in our Council Tax section's This years charge page.

If you are responsible for paying council tax and are single, or if you have an adult living with you who is not disregarded for council tax purposes and doesn't pay rent, you may be able to claim Second Adult Rebate.

In this section you can find more information about the application process and what you can expect from the benefits section.

The section is split into 6 pages.

Assessing your application

This page describes how your application was assessed.

Backdating your application

In certain circumstances it is possible to backdate your application to take into account a period before making your application.

Change in circumstances

This page details what might count as a change in circumstances, how to report them and what happens if a change is not reported.

Getting extra help

In some circumstances the council is able to award additional one-off payment to help in exceptional circumstances. This page gives explains how this happens.

Income and capital

This page gives details about the levels of income and capital that will affect your application.

Non-Dependant deductions

If you have other people living in your house this could affect your application. This is explained on this page.