Single person discount review

If you are claiming single person discount on your Council Tax you may receive a letter from us asking you to confirm whether:

• you are still the only adult living in your property
• and you are still eligible to claim the 25% off your bill if you pay Council Tax

This is part of a review that we are carrying out to make sure that everyone is paying the correct amount of Council Tax and to prevent and detect potential fraud.
 

Your single person discount review

If you have received a letter, you you will need fill in our secure online single person discount review form.

What you'll need

To complete the online form, you will need your:

• Council Tax account reference. You can find this on your Council Tax bill
• unique PIN number. You can find this PIN number on the letter we have sent to you
• postcode
   

Fill in the review online

You can fill in the review form online.

You will need to do this even if your situation has not changed. 

Start now
 

More about the single person discount review

We are continuing to review discounts which will help us to identify fraudulent claims from Council Tax payers who are attempting to cheat the system.

Each year local authorities nationwide receive a high volume of applications for Single person's discount. Sadly, some of these applications are not genuine and just like benefit cheats; these people are claiming reductions in their bills falsely.

Legislation exists which allows Council Tax cheats to be prosecuted in the same way that benefit cheats are; through the court system and made to pay back the money they owe.

We need to carry out regular checks to make sure everyone who claims the discount is genuine.
 

Frequently asked questions

Occasionally circumstances may not be so easy to explain. To help in these situations we have put together some answers to the most frequently asked questions about this review.