Apply for a Council Tax refund for someone who has died

Use this form to request a refund of overpaid Council Tax where the person who made the payments has died.

Completing this form does not guarantee that you will receive a refund. We will check your account to see if you are in credit and whether a refund can be issued.

All refunds are sent by BACS into a bank account.

This form will ask you to provide

Your name, address and contact details.
The Council Tax account reference of the person who has died.
The address for which you are requesting a refund.
Sort code, account number and the name on the bank or building society account you would like us to send the refund to.

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To provide this service Thanet District Council will collect and process personal information. We may check some of the information with other sources (e.g. government departments and other councils) to verify your identity and ensure that the information you have provided is accurate.

Your personal information is being processed because it is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.

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Declaration

Please check the box below to confirm that you have read, understand and agree to the following statements before completing this form:

I confirm the information that I will give on this form will be correct and true.
I understand my data may be shared with other departments as permitted by law.

About you

Title (for example Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss)(Required)

First name(Required)

Last name(Required)

Contact phone number(Required)

Email address(Required)

We will use your email address to send the receipt of your form, including the form reference number. This may include personal data. We will also use your email address to contact you about your Council Tax account.

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Are you the executor?(Required)

Yes

No

Please tell us the name and address of the executor or solicitors dealing with the estate(Required)

We may need to seek authorisation from the executor before issuing the refund.

About your address

Postcode(Required)

Search Postcode

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address(Required)

Address(Required)

House name or number Address line 1 Address line 2 Town or city Postcode

About the person who has died

Full name of the person who has died(Required)

Date of death(Required)

Your relationship to the deceased person(Required)

Their Council Tax account reference (for which you are requesting the refund)(Required)

About their address

Their address (for which you are requesting the refund)

Postcode(Required)

Search Postcode

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address(Required)

Address(Required)

House name or number Address line 1 Address line 2 Town or city Postcode

About the refund

Amount you are requesting to be refunded(Required)

Name of the account holder(s) to which the refund is to be sent(Required)

Bank or building society name(Required)

Account number(Required)

This will be the 8 digit account number shown on your bank statement

Sort code(Required)

Please enter numbers only, for example 11-22-33

Other information

Please use this box to tell us any other information. If you have no further information to give, leave this box blank

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