Council tax reductions for disabled people are available under certain circumstances.
You may be entitled to a reduction if there is sufficient floor space within the home to allow the disabled person to use a wheelchair, or if your home contains a room which is mainly used by someone with a disability. For example, the room could be an extra bathroom, second kitchen or a bedroom on the ground floor of a home with two or more floors.
This reduction is to make sure people don't pay more council tax on account of extra space or facilities needed for someone with a disability. However, it does not apply if the only part of your home that has been adapted is your normal kitchen, bathroom or toilet.
If you have been granted a disability reduction, this will appear on the front of your bill. This reduction is achieved by applying the next lowest valuation band to the property when calculating the charge (i.e. a property in Band C will be charged at Band B). Bills for Band A properties will be reduced by one-sixth of the charge.
If you have not been given a reduction but think that you should get one, please print out the attachment and complete, or contact the council tax section.
Your home may have features added for a resident with disabilities which reduce its value. If you think that these were not taken into account in the valuation band you should write to:
The Listing Officer
Heritage House
Fisherman's Wharf
Grimsby
DN31 1SY
Tel. 01472 622500
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