Long Term Hospital or Care Home Resident
You may be entitled to a Council Tax discount if a resident in the property is admitted in to long term hospital care or becomes a 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. [129KB]