Discounts and exemptions:

Property left empty by someone moving into residential care

Introduction

If you have to permanently move out of your property, which is your sole or main residence, and move into a:

  • residential care home
  • nursing home, or
  • hospice

your empty property is exempt from council tax. The exemption applies until the property is sold or occupied by someone other than yourself.

Eligibility

The property is exempt (not liable for council tax) if:

  • the property was previously your sole or main residence
  • you are a permanent resident of a residential care home, nursing home, or hospice, in England or Wales.

Further information

If at any time the situation with the property changes, you must let us know so that we can check your council tax bill. For example, you must let us know if someone such as a family member moves into your property, or the property is sold, or rented out:

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