Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Discounts

The full Council Tax bill assumes that two adults live in the property. If only one adult lives there (as their main home), the bill can be reduced by 25%. If the property is empty the bill can be reduced by 50%.

The following people do not count when we look at the number of adults who live in a property:

Full-time students, student nurses, apprentices and youth training trainees

Patients living in hospital or nursing homes

People who are being looked after permanently in care homes

People who are severely mentally impaired

People staying in certain hostels or night shelters

18 and 19 year olds who are at, or have just left school

Care workers working for low pay, usually for charities

People caring for someone with a disability who is not a spouse, partner, or child under 18

Members of visiting forces and certain international institutions

Members of religious communities (monks and nuns)

People in prison (except those in prison for non-payment of Council Tax or a fine)