Surrey County Council care leavers under 25

You can receive a reduction on your council tax bill if you, or someone in your household:

• is under 25 years old
• live in Guildford borough, and
• have just left the care of Surrey County Council

The care leaver needs to be a council tax payer to get the reduction. This means they need to be named on the council tax bill. ​

The amount of the reduction will depend on how many other council tax payers there are in your household​:

• if you pay council tax on your own, the reduction will be 100%. This means you will be exempt​
• if you pay council tax with one other person, then the reduction will be 50%​
• if you pay council tax with two other people, the reduction will be 33%​

the care leaver discount is applied after all other discounts, reductions or exemptions are made​.

The discount scheme started on 1 April 2020. You cannot apply for the scheme before this date. The discount will stop:

• on the 25th birthday of the care leaver, or
• until Surrey County Council withdraw the scheme, whichever is sooner

Apply for a council tax care leaver discount

You need to supply the following information:​

• your council tax account number​
• your date of birth​
• your current address in Guildford borough and your contact details​
• the names of the other adults who live with you and are council tax payers​
• the name and contact details of your Surrey County Council personal advisor​

You will need to say you give us permission to contact your personal advisor. This is to confirm your status.

​We will make a decision on whether we can award a reduction.

We will send you a new bill if we can award a reduction.