Council Tax discount for patients

Hospital patients

Anyone whose sole or main residence is in a hospital will be disregarded for the purposes of discount. Hospitals can be either civilian or military.

This disregard rests on their actually being a change to a person's sole or main residence.

See connections with Class E exemption.

Anyone whose sole or main residence is within a care home, nursing home or similar establishment should be disregarded for Council Tax purposes.

The home must be registered with Dorset Council, and would normally include any of the following:

hostels - including bail hostels, probation hostels that are used for the provision of personal care required due to old age, disablement, past or present alcohol or drug dependence or mental disorder
mental nursing homes
nursing homes (registered under the Registered Homes Act 1984)
residential care homes

To apply for or cancel a discount or exemption please contact us.

You will need to provide:

your council tax reference
your full names
your address
the discount you wish to apply for, for example single person discount
the date you wish to claim the discount from or the date the change in your circumstance is taking place
a contact telephone number