New claim - council tax benefits
Council tax benefit
To claim council tax benefit (CTB), the person must be responsible for paying the council tax.
A partner of someone who is responsible may also claim CTB but only one partner can claim for the same property. Complete one form to claim both housing benefit and council tax benefit. Anyone who has capital over £16,000 will not be entitled to CTB.
Most full-time students cannot claim CTB. If a student is not entitled to CTB and has a partner who is not a student, the partner should claim CTB.
To find out if you will qualify please use the online Benefits calculator.
Benefits calculator
Work out how much benefit you are entitled to with this benefits calculator
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