Could You Get Your Council Tax Reduced? Free Guide Inside

Council Tax Reduction, sometimes called Council Tax Support, is a discount on your council tax bill run by your local council rather than the government. For some households it can reduce the bill by hundreds of pounds a year, or clear it completely. Because every council sets its own scheme, it's one of the more confusing benefits to check on your own — and we're building a dedicated service to help, alongside a free guide that's available right now.

Why it varies so much

Unlike Attendance Allowance or Pension Credit, Council Tax Reduction isn't a single national scheme run by DWP. Each local council designs and administers its own version, so the exact income thresholds, savings limits and reduction percentages differ depending on where you live. That variation is exactly why so many people assume, wrongly, that they won't qualify — the rules that ruled a friend or neighbour out somewhere else might not apply in your council area at all.

The Pension Credit connection

If you're over State Pension age, Pension Credit is one of the most direct routes into Council Tax Reduction. Many councils reduce or waive Council Tax entirely for households receiving the Guarantee Credit part of Pension Credit, which is why checking Pension Credit eligibility first is often the quickest way to unlock a full or near-full Council Tax Reduction award. Even without Pension Credit, a Council Tax Reduction assessment based on your own income and savings alone can still bring a meaningful reduction.

What we're building

• A free guide, live now, explaining how Council Tax Reduction works, how it differs from council to council, and how it connects to Pension Credit and other benefits.
• An eligibility checker that gives you an honest first read on whether it's worth applying to your own council, based on your actual circumstances.
• Support putting together the right application for your specific council's scheme, rather than a generic one-size-fits-all form.
• A cascade check alongside Pension Credit and Housing Benefit, so nothing gets missed simply because it's a separate application.

To be clear about what we are: we're an independent, technology-led guidance service. Applying for Council Tax Reduction directly with your council is always free, and our guide is genuinely free to use. Where we aim to add value, once the full service launches, is in helping you navigate your specific council's scheme and pull the right application together.

Coming soon

Our dedicated Council Tax Reduction application support isn't live yet. In the meantime, our free guide and eligibility checker are ready now. Register your interest and we'll be in touch as soon as the full service is ready.