You can apply for a Council Tax Support hardship payment if you get Council Tax Support and you're facing exceptional financial hardship.
To apply you must:
- be registered as a Council Tax payer
- be currently getting Council Tax Support
- be willing to make payments towards your Council Tax
- be actively taking steps to deal with your financial hardship, where possible
- have checked whether you are entitled to a Council Tax discount
Your Council Tax Support hardship application will be refused if you do not meet all the above criteria.
Please be aware that any award will not cover all the amount of Council Tax that you have to pay. You will have to make payments towards your Council Tax.
We will use the information given in your Council Tax Support claim, and the information you supply in this form, to decide your award.
Apply for a Council Tax Support hardship payment
To check what other benefits you may be entitled to, visit GOV.UK - Benefits calculators.
View the Council Tax Support Hardship Policy 2024 to 2025 (PDF, 220.55 KB).
Council Tax Hardship Application Fund Video Guide
This video takes you through how to complete the council tax support hardship fund application. It's full of tips about how to get the application processed quickly and give you the best chance of success. The hardship fund is only open to people already receiving council tax support.