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The person who is responsible for paying the Council Tax must apply even if it is another person living in the property who has the disability. Please complete the application form with every detail you feel will help your case. An inspector from the Council Tax Office will then contact you to arrange an appointment to visit the property. This is to ensure every adaptation has been taken into account.
For an application to be considered (they are not given automatically) you must read the guidance and details of the requirements for the type of application you wish to apply for before completing this form - Single Person Discount
If the date you wish to claim from is more than 12 months ago, you will need to supply evidence to support your claim. You can upload your documents at the end of this form or arrange for this to be sent to Torbay Council, Town Hall, Torquay, TQ1 3DR
Please answer Yes to one of the questions above. If no-one has moved in or out of the property do you actually need to complete a Change of address form.
You will need to send proof of the change of name to Torbay Council. You can upload your documents at the end of this form or arrange for this to be sent to Torbay Council, Town Hall, Torquay, TQ1 3DR
If the person died outside Torbay, you will to send a copy of a death certificate to Torbay Council, Town Hall, Torquay, TQ1 3DR unless you used the Tell Us Once Service when you registered the death, in which case you will not need to send a death certificate.
Your do not need to send us a copy of the death certificate.
We can help you tell the people who need to know. When someone has died, there are lots of things that need to be done, at a time when you probably least feel like doing them. One of these is contacting government departments and local council services that need to be told. Torbay Council is providing a service which will make things easier. This service means that you can just tell us and these organisations will be contacted - for more information see Tell Us Once
Some people aged over 18 can be ignored when counting the number of adults living in a property. If someone living with you falls into one of the following categories then they may not be counted (or are disregarded) for Council Tax purposes and you can claim the 25% discount on your bill. A 25% discount cannot be awarded if, after ignoring all discounted people, two adults remain as living in the property. If there are more than two adults you will not be charged more For an application to be considered (they are not given automatically) you must read the guidance and details of the requirements for the type of application you wish to apply for before completing this form - Disregards - Guidance and Requirements
You will to send a copy of a Benefit Agency letter which gives the first date of entitlement for the person named above. You can upload your documents at the end of this form or arrange for this to be sent to Torbay Council, Town Hall, Torquay, TQ1 3DR You will also need to get a Declaration form completed by your doctor to support this application - SMI Doctor Declaration
You will need provide a student certificate. You can upload your documents at the end of this form or arrange for this to be sent to Torbay Council, Town Hall, Torquay, TQ1 3DR
You will need to provide a letter from the Head of the educational establishment confirming the following:
You will need to provide a letter from the employer of the trainee confirming the following:
You will need to provide proof of the terms under which the spouse or dependant was allowed to entry this country- e.g. a letter from the Home Office including the relevant reference numbers as we may need to undertake a check. You can upload your documents at the end of this form or arrange for this to be sent to Torbay Council, Town Hall, Torquay, TQ1 3DR
You will need to complete provide a Student Exemption Certificate to support your application. You can upload your documents at the end of this form or arrange for this to be sent to Torbay Council, Town Hall, Torquay, TQ1 3DR
You will need to provide proof of your child benefit. Please arrange for this to be sent to Torbay Council, Town Hall, Torquay, TQ1 3DR
You will need to provide a letter from the school or college confirming the following:
You will need to provide a letter from the apprentice's employer confirming the following:
You will need to provide a letter from your employer confirming the above details. You can upload your documents at the end of this form or arrange for this to be sent to Torbay Council, Town Hall, Torquay, TQ1 3DR
You will need to provide proof of the benefit being received. You can upload your documents at the end of this form or arrange for this to be sent to Torbay Council, Town Hall, Torquay, TQ1 3DR
Please enter a valid email address or leave blank if you do not have an email address
The information you have provided on this form will be used to deal with your request by the relevant department. We may pass your details on to contracted third party service providers. We will store a copy of your completed request as a backup for 12 months.
If you would like to know more about how we use your information and how you can exercise your information rights please see our privacy notice.
Your update will be sent to the Council Tax team for processing If you need to provide any documents to support your claim, these can be sent to Torbay Council, Town Hall, Torquay, TQ1 3DR. Alternatively, you can bring these into any Connections Office. Please note, we will not be able to process your request without the documents requested. If a visit is required to your property, you will be contacted to arrange an appointment. Please note, this is a very busy time of year so there will be a delay in processing your change - please refer to the following web page for current processing times using the following link Current processing times