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.
Valuation office website
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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