Council Tax Reduction Tool - Citizens Advice Scotland

<!doctype html> <html lang="en"> <head>  <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/frontend/css/vendor.css?id=7cc40c199d128af6b01e"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/frontend/css/styles.css?id=7db7f0e2b3279669bc1d"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="/apple-touch-icon.png"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="32x32" href="/favicon-32x32.png"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="16x16" href="/favicon-16x16.png"> <link rel="manifest" href="/site.webmanifest"> <link rel="mask-icon" href="/safari-pinned-tab.svg" color="#5bbad5"> <meta name="msapplication-TileColor" content="#da532c"> <meta name="theme-color" content="#ffffff"> <meta name="description" content="Use our council tax checker tool to help you find out whether you are exempt from having to pay council tax or you are eligible for a reduction in your bill."> <title>Council Tax Reduction Tool - Citizens Advice Scotland</title> </head> <body class=" landing-page"> <header class="landing-header"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3 col-lg-2"> <a href="https://www.checkmycounciltax.scot/home"> <img class="landing-logo" src="assets/frontend/images/spotlight-logo.png"> </a> </div> <div class="col-9 col-lg-9 text-right"> </div> </div> </div> </header> <main class="landing-page"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <h1 class="landing-page-heading">MISSING OUT ON MONEY<br />OFF YOUR COUNCIL TAX?</h1> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-sm-9"> <img class="find-out-now img-responsive" src="/assets/frontend/images/find_out_more.png"> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <p class="text-blue-landing-1"> <strong>Last year we saved people an average of <span class="landing-underline hidden-sm hidden-xs">拢830</span> on the Council Tax Bill.</strong> </p> <h1 class="text-blue-heading"><strong>Check if you could pay less.</strong></h1> </div> </div> <div class="row justify-content-center justify-content-md-start"> <div class="col-12 col-md-2"> <a href="/page/2" class="btn btn-primary btn-block has-icon landing-button" target="">START</a> </div> <div class="col-2 d-none d-md-block"> <img src="/assets/frontend/images/arrow-1.png"> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <p class="text-blue-landing-heading-2"> <strong>This tool will ask you a set of questions to help you find out whether you are exempt from having to pay council tax or you are eligible for a discount or reduction in your bill.</strong> </p> <p class="text-blue-landing-footer-1"> If you need help from one of our advisers<br /> visit <a href="https://www.cas.org.uk/bureaux" target="_blank">www.cas.org.uk/bureaux</a> </p> </div> </div> <br> <br> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <p center class="text-blue-landing"><strong>Scroll down for more info</strong></p> <br> <hr class="landing-hr"> <div class="text-blue-landing"> <p class="text-blue-landing-2"><strong>There are five possible outcomes:</strong> </p> <ul> <li class="single-before">You may be able to claim an <strong>exemption</strong></li> <li class="single-before">You may be able to claim a <strong>discount</strong></li> <li class="single-before">You may be able to claim a <strong>reduction</strong></li> <li class="single-before">You may not be able to claim any of the above</li> <li class="single-before">You may be able to claim a discount and a reduction</li> </ul> <p class="landing-text">If you get an <strong>exemption</strong> from council tax, you normally won鈥檛 have to pay anything to your council tax and water and sewerage charges, unless you are on a water meter.</p> <p class="landing-text">If you get a <strong>discount</strong> on your council tax, you will have to pay something to both your council tax and water and sewerage charges. (e.g. For a single occupancy discount you may have to pay 75% of the council tax charge and 75% of the water and sewerage charges)</p> <p class="landing-text">If you get a council tax <strong>reduction</strong> the amount you will have to pay depends on your savings and income. Even if you get a council tax reduction because of low income and savings you will still have to pay for at least 75% of the water and sewerage charges.</p> <p class="landing-text">Please note this tool will not ask you for your personal information.</p> </div> </div> </div> <br> <div class="row text-blue-landing-footer"> <div class="col-12 col-md-8 yellow-box"> <p class="landing-text"> If you need help from one of our advisers<br /> visit <a href="https://www.cas.org.uk/bureaux" target="_blank">www.cas.org.uk/bureaux</a> </p> <p class="landing-text"><a href="https://www.cas.org.uk/privacy-data-protection-and-cookies" target="_blank">Privacy, Data Protection and Cookies</a></p> </div> </div> <br> <br> <div class="row "> <div class="col-11 col-sm-8"> <p class="charity-landing-footer"> The Scottish Association Of Citizens Advice Bureaux - Citizens Advice Scotland.<br>Scottish Charity No. SC016637 and Company Limited by Guarantee No. 89892 </p> </div> </div> </div> </main> <script src="/assets/frontend/js/vendor.min.js?id=220afd743d9e9643852e"></script> <script src="/assets/frontend/js/app.min.js?id=c79339cf09692d6121c0"></script> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-139136988-1"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'UA-139136988-1'); </script> <div class="js-cookie-consent cookie-consent"> <span class="cookie-consent__message"> Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies. </span> <button class="js-cookie-consent-agree cookie-consent__agree"> Allow cookies </button> </div> <script> window.laravelCookieConsent = (function () { const COOKIE_VALUE = 1; const COOKIE_DOMAIN = 'www.checkmycounciltax.scot'; function consentWithCookies() { setCookie('laravel_cookie_consent', COOKIE_VALUE, 7300); hideCookieDialog(); } function cookieExists(name) { return (document.cookie.split('; ').indexOf(name + '=' + COOKIE_VALUE) !== -1); } function hideCookieDialog() { const dialogs = document.getElementsByClassName('js-cookie-consent'); for (let i = 0; i < dialogs.length; ++i) { dialogs[i].style.display = 'none'; } } function setCookie(name, value, expirationInDays) { const date = new Date(); date.setTime(date.getTime() + (expirationInDays * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)); document.cookie = name + '=' + value + ';expires=' + date.toUTCString() + ';domain=' + COOKIE_DOMAIN + ';path=/'; } if (cookieExists('laravel_cookie_consent')) { hideCookieDialog(); } const buttons = document.getElementsByClassName('js-cookie-consent-agree'); for (let i = 0; i < buttons.length; ++i) { buttons[i].addEventListener('click', consentWithCookies); } return { consentWithCookies: consentWithCookies, hideCookieDialog: hideCookieDialog }; })(); </script> </body> </html>

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