Basildon Council Tax Reduction
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Basildon council tax reduction. You can apply if you own your home rent are unemployed or working. If you are struggling to pay your council tax and you are in receipt of local council tax support or council tax reduction you may be entitled to some additional help by applying for an exceptional hardship payment. Hello and welcome to basildon council revenues and benefits. Basildon council is making decisions day by day in order to balance the need to maintain essential services and the need to support those who need our help the most while at the same time following public health guidance for the protection of the public and staff against infection from coronavirus covid 19.
Council tax reduction ctr is a new discount scheme for persons of working age which came into effect from 1 april 2019. Your bill could be reduced by up to 100. Council tax can be reduced on properties that have certain facilities for any disabled person who lives there including children. What are you contacting us about today.
Council tax housing benefit and council tax support reduction. If you are applying for both council tax reduction and housing benefit you will be required to complete both application forms. What you get depends on. To qualify for a reduction in your council tax because of a disability the additional facilities must be essential or of major importance for the disabled person living there.
Your circumstances eg income number of children benefits residency status. Where you live each council runs its own scheme. Council tax disability reduction. The council tax charge is based upon two or more adults living in a property.
To find out more see apply for discretionary and or exceptional hardship payments. In certain circumstances you may be entitled to a reduction or discount. The discount is administered by basildon council in order to reduce the. The majority of basildon s council tax reduction customers will receive a maximum 150 00 further reduction to their council tax bill.