Other Exemptions and Discounts

If you would like to know more about any of the below exemptions or discounts below please complete our Enquiry Form.

• A person who is detained in prison
• A person aged 18 years and over for whom another person is entitled to receive child benefit
• A person under the age of 20 who leaves school/college after the 1st May and becomes a full time student before 31st October of the same year
• An apprentice
• A member of a religious community
• A person or a dependant of that person who is a member of a headquarters or other organisation
• A Youth Training Trainee
• Occupation is prohibited by law
• Last occupied by a charitable body
• Held by, or on behalf of, a religious body for occupation by a minister of religion as a residence to perform the duties of that office
• Subject to repossession by a Bank, Building Society, Etc
• Where Council Tax liability is due by a Permanent Trustee, appointed in terms of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985
• A trial flat held by a Registered Housing Association for occupation by disabled persons, or persons of pensionable age
• Forms part of, or is included with, another house (being the sole or main residence of the same person), which is difficult to let separately from that other house
• Owned by Communities Scotland, a local authority or a registered social landlord and is to be demolished
• A hall of residence, owned & managed by a charity or an educational institution, who retain the right to nominate who the majority of the occupiers are
• Council Tax liability is due by a member of a visiting force, or a dependant of such a person, within the meaning of the Visiting Forces Act 1952
• Owned by the Secretary of State for Defence and used for armed forces accommodation
• Situated on land used for agricultural or pastoral purposes only