How To Claim Council Tax Benefit

What is council tax benefit and how do I claim?

Council tax benefit can be claimed by the person within the household who is liable to pay the council tax on that home. You claim from your local borough, district, city, unit, or authority; i.e. the council that sends you the council tax bill. You might first want to check whether or not you're entitled to any council tax discounts, which are different to council tax benefits. Council tax discounts are not means tested so it doesn't matter what other income or savings household has. So for instance, if you're the only adult that counts living in that house you're probably entitled to a 25% discount on your council tax. So once those discounts have been applied, on top of that, you may then be entitled to council tax benefit, which is means tested. So you need to get a form from the borough council.