• You may be able to get Second Adult Rebate even if you do not normally get Council Tax Benefit

• If you already get Council Tax Benefit you will not need to claim Second Adult Rebate

• Second Adult Rebate will be based on the circumstances of the other adults in your household

• Your income and savings will not affect Second Adult Rebate

• There are occasions when you could be entitled to Council Tax Benefit and Second Adult Rebate. We will pay you the one that gives you most benefit

The following rules apply:

• You must share your home with one or more adult over 18 and they are on a low income

• Help is only available if they are not your partner

 

Documents we will need

We will not ask for any details about your own income but you do need to provide your national insurance number and provide proof of your identity as it is you who is making the claim.

We will ask for details of all income, including benefits, of the other adults that live with you. The amount of Second Adult Rebate that you get depends on their combined income.

It is paid as a fixed percentage reduction in your Council Tax of 25%, 15% or 7.5%.

Apply for Second Adult Rebate

To claim second adult rebate you must fill in an application form and send it to the Benefits Section. You can do this in several ways:

• Download the claim form for Council Tax and Housing Benefit
• contact us by phone and we will send you a claim form
• or email: benefits@wokingham.gov.uk and we will send you one by post.

You must tell us if your circumstances change: