ozhappy981

The last bit is wrong. It does not vary from council to council. It is a uniform UK regulation: If you live alone, you get 25% off your council tax bill. You don't get it automatically; you need to apply, i.e. fill in some forms. Once you've applied, they then send you a form each year to sign to confirm that you are still living alone.

Edited to say: I just realised that I am not sure whether this applies to Wales and Scotland. But it's definitely a uniform "English" policy, i.e. applies to all councils in England

Jerseygirl

That's not what my council told me last year. I receive a 10% discount because my house is occupied for less than 3 months per year and only by me.

rebs

I wonder if that's because they class your home as a 'second home' - I know you don't have another home in the UK, but my local council will give a 10% discount if a house is essentially empty most of the time (which they class as a second home).

I don't think that's the same as the 25% reduction for only being occupied by one adult.

Council tax link here... http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndC...ax/DG_10037422

Jerseygirl

I was told the percentage had just been reduced...it may well have been 25% previously. Thank you for the link.

cathy22w

I just moved here 5 weeks ago, and they have given me 25% off for being single.

Mummy in the foothills

Yes Mum gets a 25% discount too, for living alone. That still came to £98 a month for 10mths a year (or was it 11 I forget already )

Sally Redux

My Mum is still legally married, but lives alone, so she gets the discount, plus her own fuel allowance.

ozhappy981

Your council classes this home as a second home. And local councils do have discretion on how much of a discount they give owners of holiday homes/second homes. The discount for that category varies from 10%-15%.

But in my post I was talking about the discount that single adults get for living in their main home - and that is 25% and that is the policy for all councils in England (and possibly Scotland and Wales as well).

See here: http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/...sthecounciltax

Scroll down to the heading "Discounts" to read about the 25% reduction. And scroll down further to the heading "Holiday homes and second homes" to read about the discount you, personally, are getting.

ozhappy981

No, it's still 25% for single adults living in their main home.

See my post above: Your situation is different, because the council believe your UK home is a second home/holiday home.

Jerseygirl

I meant for my circumstances not for a single adult.

Thanks you for the link.

Boodles

Hi Mallory, that is dollars not pounds right?

Mallory

Yes, US dollars.