Apply for a Council Tax discount for people aged under 20 in full-time education

If you are receiving Child Benefit for someone who is:

living with you
aged over 18; and
in full-time education

and you are the only other adult living in the property, you can apply for a 25% discount on your Council Tax.

This form will ask you to provide

The name, age and date of birth of the person you receive Child Benefit for.
The name of the school or college they go to.
The title of the course they are studying.

You must provide one of the following as proof to support your application

proof of Child Benefit clearly showing which child it is for and when the Child Benefit stops
a letter from the head teacher confirming that the person goes to their school and is on a full-time qualifying course of education - the letter must include the persons name, date of birth, the date they started college or school, the date the course started and the date the course ends; or
a student certificate

You can either upload one of these documents to the online form or you can send it to us in the post; but we won't process your application until we have received your proof.

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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

Council Tax account reference

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

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 the person you receive Child Benefit for and other people who live with you

Total number of adults (people aged 18 or over) who live at the property, including the person you are receiving Child Benefit for and yourself, if appropriate(Required)

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)

First name of the person you receive Child Benefit for(Required)

Last name of the person you receive Child Benefit for(Required)

Their date of birth(Required)

Their age(Required)

Child Benefit allowance number

Date Child Benefit stops(Required)

Name of the school or college they go to(Required)

Proof to support your application

You must provide one of the following as proof to support your application:

proof of Child Benefit clearly showing which child it is for and when the Child Benefit stops
a letter from the head teacher confirming that the person goes to their school and is on a full-time qualifying course of education - the letter must include the persons name, date of birth, the date they started college or school, the date the course started and the date the course ends; or
a student certificate.

We will be unable to give you a discount until you have provided proof. 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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I can't upload my proof to this form now, I'll send it later

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Other information

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