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Older person's discount

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Downloadable forms are at the bottom of the page

If all adults in your household are aged 65 or over, as at 1 April, you may be entitled to a 10% discount.

If you are already in receipt of council tax benefit you will not qualify for this discount.

Claims for the older person’s discount must be made in writing. Forms will be available in Gateway, by ringing the customer service centre on 023 8083 3009 and online.

This discount does not apply to care/residential homes.

For further details, please visit Gateway at the Civic Centre or, call 023 8083 3009.

Downloadable documents

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PDF document Older Person's Discount form 19 KB 0secs @ 2Mbps
Microsoft Word document Older Person Discount Scheme FAQ 31 KB 0secs @ 2Mbps
Link to download Adobe Acrobat if required

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