Apply for a Council Tax discount for care providers

If you are a care worker or a home carer, you may be able to pay less Council Tax.

This form will ask you to provide

Your details.
Council Tax account reference (if known).
Details of the person you care for.
Information about the care you provide.
The date you left your property unoccupied (if applicable).
If the person you care for receives Higher or Lower rate Attendance Allowance, Higher or middle rate care component of Disability Living Allowance, the daily living component of Personal Independence Payment, an increase in the rate of Disablement Pension or an increase in Constant Attendance Allowance, proof of this.
The Doctor's name and address of the person you care for.

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Privacy Statement

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.

Please refer to our Corporate Privacy Notice for further details on how we process your personal information and your rights. This is also available in other formats (e.g. print).

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 or exemption 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 providing the care

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.

Enter Email Confirm Email

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

Yes

No

About your address

Postcode(Required)

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address(Required)

Address(Required)

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

About you (continued)

Are you paid less than £44 each week?(Required)

Yes

No

Do you provide care or support on behalf of, or are you employed by a local authority, government body or charity?(Required)

Yes

No

Which of the following best describes your current living situation?(Required)

Date you left your property unoccupied(Required)

About the person you care for

Council Tax account reference of the person you care for (if known)

Full name of the person you care for(Required)

Are they over the age of 18?(Required)

Yes

No

Their relationship to you(Required)

When did you start caring for them?(Required)

How many hours per week do you provide care for them?(Required)

Reason care is being provided(Required)

Do they receive any of the following benefits?(Required)

If they do, please provide proof of this at the end of this form

Address of the person you care for

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

Doctor's information

Please provide the doctor's name and address of the person receiving care.

Doctor's name(Required)

Doctor's surgery or hospital address(Required)

Other information and supporting proof

Other information(Required)

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

Upload any proof to support your application

For example if the person you care for receives one of the benefits listed earlier in the form. If you have no proof to send, leave this blank. Max three uploads, each document should be no bigger than 2MB

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 50 MB, Max. files: 3.

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