Second Adult Rebate
What is it?
Second adult rebate can reduce your council tax if you share your home with one adult (or more) who cannot help pay towards the charge. It is not based on the money you have but on the money other people who live with you have.
You cannot claim second adult rebate if you are married or have a partner. We use partner to mean a person you are married to or a person you live with as if you are married to them.
Can I get it?
The person who shares your home must be:
• aged 18 or over
• not paying you rent
• not paying council tax themselves
• on a low income
If your lodger meets all these conditions, you can 
claim Second Adult Rebate (263KB - PDF Help).
What else should I know?
You may be able to get second adult rebate even if you do not normally get council tax benefit.
If you already get council tax benefit you will not need to claim second adult rebate.
We base second adult rebate on the other person's (or other people’s) circumstances.
We can give second adult rebate for more than one second adult in the property. We will combine their gross incomes to work out how much discount you can get.
Your income and savings will not affect second adult rebate.
If you are entitled to council tax benefit and second adult rebate, we will give you the one that is worth the most money.
How much will I get?
The most second adult rebate we can pay is 25% of the council tax bill (unless the householder is a full time student when it may be 100%).
Check here (13KB - PDF Help) to find out what the current second adult rebate rates are.
Special rules apply to students. Please contact us if you are a full-time student and want to claim second adult rebate.
