Council Tax - Newcastle City Council

Benefits
Call 0845 111 4101 or email benefits@newcastle.gov.uk
If you are on Income Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment
Support Allowance, Pension Guarantee Credit or a low income
you may qualify for Council Tax Benefit of up to your full council
tax bill. If you are a single person responsible for paying council
tax and you share your home with someone over 18 who is
either:
’disregarded’
has a low income
not your partner
not paying you rent
You may be able to claim a benefit, called a Second Adult Rebate.
We currently ignore War Disablement and War Widow’s Pension
when we assess Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit.
You can get more details and application forms from any of our
Customer Service Centres or the Walker Centre which are listed
on page 20. Or apply for benefit on line at
https://hbclaims.newcastle.gov.uk/housingbenefitform
Visit our website at www.newcastle.gov.uk/benefits
Disabled relief
This is a scheme of relief to help if your household includes
someone with a disability. To qualify, your home must be:
lived in by someone who is permanently and severely
disabled and adapted to meet this person’s special needs
If you qualify for disabled relief, your council tax bill will be
reduced to that for a property in the next lowest valuation band.
This scheme was extended, from 1 April 2000, to include properties
in band A. If you qualify, you will get a reduction of 1/9 of the
council tax for a property in band D.
If you have made any special adaptations to your home for a
person with a disability, and this has lowered your home’s value
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