Second adult rebate
Customer Services
Telephone: Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm Thursday 8am to 8pm Saturday 9am to noon
Address: Council Headquarters Newtown St Boswells Melrose TD6 0SA
Tel: 0300 100 1800
Second Adult Rebate application form and guidance notes
What is a second adult rebate?
Help to pay the council tax if you share your home with one or more adults who are on a low income.
The person(s) you share your home with cannot be your partner. You may qualify for a second adult rebate if you live with a partner as well as another adult but where you or your partner are disregarded for Council Tax purposes.
Would I qualify?
Is the person you share your home with:
- aged 18 years or over?
- not paying you rent (i.e. not a sub-tenant or boarder)?
- not paying Council Tax themselves?
- on a low income?
If you have answered yes to all of the above you should complete an application form. If you are entitled to Second Adult Rebate we will usually pay it from the Monday after we receive your claim. We will also check our information against information held by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and employers.
How much will I get?
The amount of reduction depends on the income of the other adult(s) resident with you in your home. The table below shows the percentage reduction of Council Tax in relation to the second adult's income.
| Income level of the second adult |
Council Tax reduction |
|---|---|
| *Receiving Income Support, income based Job Seekers Allowance, income related Employment and Support Allowance or Pension Credit and living with full time student householder(s) |
100% |
| Receiving Income Support, income based Job Seekers Allowance, income related Employment and Support Allowance or Pension Credit |
25% |
| Gross weekly income is less than £177 |
15% |
| Gross weekly income is between £177 and £231 |
7.5% |
| Gross weekly income is £231 or more |
0% |
*Where the property would be occupied only by full time students but for the presence of one or more second adults- if those second adults are in receipt of Income Support, income based Job Seekers Allowance, income related Employment and Support Allowance, or Pension Credit, the percentage reduction in Council Tax is 100%.
If you think you may be entitled to Second Adult Rebate, apply now by downloading and printing the application form and returning it to one of our Contact Centres.
