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Council tax - second adult rebate

Council Tax Benefit

Council Tax Benefit can help pay your Council Tax bill. Entitlement will be calculated in accordance with the Council Tax Benefit regulations.

Are you liable to pay Council Tax?

Liability to Council Tax does not provide an automatic entitlement to Council Tax Benefit and may not be awarded unless it has been claimed. The Benefit Section may ask for information in connection with the claim that it reasonably requires in order to determine a claim. Information must be provided within 4 weeks of being requested.

If you don't qualify for Council Tax Benefit you could be entitled to a Second Adult Rebate

Second Adult Rebate is another type of benefit which you may be eligible for if you do not qualify for council tax benefit. The following gives the basic guidelines to see if you would be eligible to claim this benefit.

• Do you share your home with one adult or more who cannot pay towards the council tax?
• Is the additional adult not your partner?
• Is the person who shares your home:
• Aged 18 or over?
• Not paying you rent ?
• Not paying council tax themselves?
• On a low income?

If YES, to all then you may be entitled to a Second Adult Rebate

• You may be able to get Second Adult Rebate even if you do not normally get Council Tax Benefit
• If you already get Council Tax Benefit you will not need to claim Second Adult Rebate
• Your income and savings will not affect Second Adult Rebate