Disregards and occupied annexes
Your council tax bill is based on two or more adults living at the property.
If you are the only adult living in a property you may be entitled to a 25% discount.
However, the following people may also be disregarded for council tax purposes, which may entitle you to a reduction, even if you do not live alone:
| Code | Those who are eligible |
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| 01 | Students undertaking a full-time course of higher education which lasts for at least one academic year or calendar year. Also applies to the spouse or dependant of a student if they are non-British. |
| 02 | Students under 20, undertaking a course of further education which lasts for more than 3 calendar months and is not a course of higher education. |
| 04 | Student nurses leading to registration under the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979. |
| 05 | Foreign language assistants registered with the Central Bureau for educational visits and exchanges. |
| 06 | School leavers under 20 years of age ceasing their course after 30 April in the year concerned may qualify for a discount until the 1 November. |
| 07 | Residential care workers employed to provide care or support to another person on behalf of a local authority or charity. |
| 08 | Hospital patients if their sole or main residence is in an NHS hospital. |
| 09 | Patients whose sole or main residence is in a nursing or residential care home. |
| 10 | Members of religious communities (e.g. monks and nuns). |
| 11 | Members, or a dependant of a member, of an organisation listed under the International Headquarters and Defence Organisations Act 1964 (e.g. NATO). |
| 12 | A person who is severely mentally impaired. |
| 13 | Apprentices earning less than £195 per week. |
| 14 | Youth training trainees under 25 years of age undertaking an approved training scheme under the Government's youth training programme. |
| 15 | Persons in respect of whom child benefit is payable, who have reached the age of 18. |
| 16 | Caring for another resident who has a disability (this discount does not apply to partners or to children under 18 years of age). The carer must live in the same household as the person receiving care. |
| 17 | Prisoners, applies to the prisoner's home in cases where the person is serving a short sentence and is still regarded as having his/her sole main residence in the home. |
| 18 | Residents of hostels with no fixed abode. |
| 19 | Visiting forces, applies to a person who has a relevant association, within the meaning of Part 1 of the Visiting Forces Act 1952, with a body contingent or detachment of the forces of the country. |
| 20 | Persons with diplomatic privileges or immunities. |
Occupied Annexes
Since 1 April 2014, if your property has an annexe that is subject to a separate council tax bill, the liability for the annexe may be reduced by 50% if it is occupied by a relative of the person who is responsible for paying council tax on the main property.
Note: the above categories are subject to conditions. You should email us at counciltax@hillingdon.gov.uk for further details or an application form.