Discounts for i) care providers and ii) careworkers
If one or more of the occupants of a property
provides care for someone else who lives there, a 25% discount may
apply because he/she is classed as not counted for Council tax
purposes.
No discount applies if two or more people other than the carer
(or anyone else who is not counted) live in the property.
A person who is not paid to provide care may be
disregarded for the purpose of Council Tax if he/she meets the
following requirements:
(a) he/she is providing care to a person who is
in receipt of either -
(i) higher rate attendance allowance; or
(ii) the highest rate of the care component of disability living
allowance; or
(iii) an increase in the rate of his/her disablement pension;
or
(iv) an increase in a constant attendance allowance.
(b) he/she is resident in the same dwelling as
the person to whom he/she is providing care;
(c) he/she is providing care for at least 35 hours a
week on average;
(d) he/she is not the partner of the person for
whom care is provided or is not the parent if that person is a
child below the age of 18 years.
To qualify for discount as a careworker (as opposed to a care
provider in i) above) all of the following conditions must be
satisfied;
a) The careworker must be caring through a connection with the
Crown, a charity or a local authority
b) must be employed as a careworker for at
least 24 hours a week
c) must be paid no more than £44 per week
d) must be resident where the care is given, or in premises
provided for the better performance of the work