Overview and eligibility criteria
If someone has moved and is now living long term in a hospital, care home or nursing home you may be eligible to get a discount on your Council Tax bill. This is because we don't count anyone who is a long-term resident in a hospital, nursing home or care home as living in the property.
Care and nursing homes
The home must be registered and would normally include any of the following:
- hostels - including bail hostels, probation hostels that are used for the provision of personal care required due to old age, disablement, past or present alcohol or drug dependence or mental disorder
- mental nursing homes
- nursing homes (registered under the Registered Homes Act 1984)
- residential care homes
Empty property
If a property has been left empty due to a person (or multiple people) moving permanently into a home then you can contact us to apply for a property exemption. The following conditions must be met in order to be eligible:
A property is:
- unoccupied; and
- was previously occupied by the owner(s) or tenant(s) as their sole or main residence; and
- the owner(s) or tenant(s) are now living in a hospital, care home or nursing home