Long Term Hospital or Care Home Resident

To qualify they must:

• Have become a resident in a care home on a permanent basis, or
• Have been admitted to hospital on a "long term" basis.

For Council Tax purposes, "long term" usually means:

• The patient is admitted to hospital on a permanent basis, or
• The patient is not expected to be discharged from hospital, or
• The patient is expected to be discharged from hospital to become a permanent care home resident, or
• A decision has been made that the patient will likely remain in hospital for more than 52 weeks.

If the patient is not in hospital on a "long term basis" and intends to return to their home address they will not be eligible for this discount.

Note: If all the residents in the property are in hospital long term or become a care home resident they may be entitled to an exemption.

How to apply:

To apply you should download, complete and return the long term care discount form. (PDF, 129 KB)(opens new window)