Apply for a Council Tax apprentice discount

If someone living in your property is an apprentice, and without them, there is only one adult living in your home, you can apply for a 25% discount on your Council Tax.

Find out more about this discount

This form will ask you to provide

Your details.
Your Council Tax account reference (if known).
The full name(s) of everyone over the age of 18 who live in your property (including you, if appropriate).
The full name of the apprentice.
The date their apprenticeship started and the date it is expected to end.
Proof of the apprenticeship.

Proof of the apprenticeship

You need to provide the following as proof of the apprenticeship. You can upload your proof to this form now or you can email it to us later but we won't be able to award you a discount until we have received proof.

You must provide:

a letter from the employer confirming the name of the apprentice, the date their apprenticeship started and the date it is expected to end, and
a wage slip.

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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 will notify you of any relevant changes that could result in an amendment to this discount within 21 days of the change.
I understand that if I give information that is false this could lead to a penalty or legal proceedings being taken against me.
I understand my data may be shared with other departments as permitted by law.

About you (the person responsible for paying the council tax)

Council Tax account reference (if known)

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

First name(Required)

Last name(Required)

Contact phone number(Required)

Please provide a mobile number if you have one as we are now using text messaging (SMS) to contact some of our residents.

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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Would you like to receive your Council Tax bills by email?(Required)

You can receive your Council Tax bills by email rather than post. We will send all future Council Tax bills to the email address you have given above. This service is only available to people who are named on the bill. If you change your email address you must let us know straight away. You can opt out of this at any time at thanet.gov.uk/paperless

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About your address

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About the apprentice and other people who live with you

Please give the full names of everyone over the age of 18 who lives in the property for which you are making the application (including you, if applicable)(Required)

Full name of the apprentice(Required)

Date their apprenticeship started(Required)

Date their apprenticeship is expected to end(Required)

Proof of the apprenticeship

You need to provide a letter from the employer and a wage slip as proof of the apprenticeship. We will be unable to give you a discount until you have provided these. If you're unable to provide these now, you can email them to us later.

Upload proof now or later?(Required)

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Proof of the apprenticeship(Required)

You need to provide a letter from the employer and a wage slip as proof of the apprenticeship.

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