What is Council Tax Support

Who cannot get council tax support? 

  • People with no liability to pay Council Tax  

  • People who own a property but do not live in it  

  • Pensioners with savings or capital over £16,000 (including any savings/capital held by your partner), unless you or your partner receive Pension Credit Guarantee Credit. 

  • Working Age Claimants with savings or capital over £16,000 (including any savings/capital held by your partner), unless you or your partner receives Income Related Employment Support Allowance or Job Seekers Allowance, or Income Support.  

  • People from overseas or who have no recourse to public funds 

  • Most students don't have to pay Council Tax therefore are not entitled to Council Tax Support but there are a few situations in which a student may be liable to pay