Occupied properties

Apply for a Council Tax reduction if your property is:

  • occupied entirely by persons with a severe learning disability, mental illness or form of dementia who would otherwise have to pay Council Tax
  • occupied entirely by full time students

Apply for a Council Tax reduction

You may also be able to get a Council Tax reduction if your property:

  • is occupied entirely by persons under the age of 18
  • is occupied by at least one foreign diplomat or specified member of an international organisation
  • has an annexe which is occupied by a dependant relative of the person who is resident in the main property. A relative is dependant if he or she is aged 65 or over, severally mentally impaired, or is substantially or permanently disabled
  • is occupied by visiting service personnel who are not British citizens or normally resident in the UK
  • is occupied and owned by the Secretary of State for Defence
  • is a halls of residence provided for the accommodation of students
  • has an annexe which is being used as part of the main home

You can find out more about these circumstances, and if they apply to you, by emailing us at council.tax@stockport.gov.uk.

In your email, make sure you include:

  • information about your circumstance
  • your name
  • your address
  • your phone number
  • your Council Tax account number (10 digits starting with a 5)