Residents in hostels, night shelters and care homes

If your sole or main residence is a hostel or night shelter you will not normally need to pay Council Tax. For example, accommodation, run by the Salvation Army or Church Army. 

Most of the accommodation must be communal and most agreements to occupy the accommodation must be under licences which do not constitute tenancies. 

In these cases, the person who is liable to pay the Council Tax will probably be the owner of the hostel or night shelter and the owner will need to apply for the discount. 

If you think your accommodation should receive this discount, please complete an application form.

Apply for a Council Tax Discount or Exemption

Residents in care homes  

Residents in a care home, who are permanently receiving care or treatment there, are disregarded for the purposes of Council Tax.

Where all residents of a care home are disregarded (for example, where all the residents at a care home are receiving care) a 50% discount may be granted.

If you think your accommodation should receive this discount, please complete an application form. 

Apply for a Council Tax Discount or Exemption

The information provided is intended as guidance only and is not a full statement of the law. 

There are various discounts that you may be able to claim to reduce your bill. If you claim a discount and your circumstances change you must let us know within 21 days of the change or face a penalty.