Visiting forces, international organisations or diplomats

Visiting forces, international organisations, or diplomats may be eligible for a single person discount.

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When considering the number of adults living in a property, we do not count certain people. These include:

• Members of visiting forces and dependants, for example lodging with British citizens
• Members of international headquarters and defence organisations and their dependants
• Diplomats and senior officials (and their dependants) of certain international organisations
• Full time students, student nurses, apprentices and youth training trainees
• Certain non-British spouses and dependants of students (who are not entitled to claim benefits)
• patients living in hospital/care homes
• People who are severely mentally impaired
• Care workers working for low pay, usually for charities
• People staying in certain hostels or night shelters
• Members of religious communities
• 18/19 year old who are at, or have just left school, where child benefit is still in payment
• People caring for someone with a disability who is not a spouse, partner, or child under eighteen years old
• People who are in prison, hospital or any other place by a court (except those who in prison for not paying their Council Tax or fine)