Council Tax Discount - Youth Trainees and Apprentices

For Council Tax purposes any person who is an Apprentice or a Youth Training Trainee and complies with the conditions stipulated will not be counted in the total number of adult residents at a property.

Youth Training Trainees and Apprentices are therefore disregarded for Council Tax purposes.

A person is an Apprentice if he/she is:

 - Employed for the purpose of learning a trade, business, profession, office employment or vocation;

 - For that purpose is undertaking a programme of training leading to a qualification accredited by the National Council for 

   Vocational  qualifications;  

 - Employed at a salary or in receipt of an allowance or both, which are, in total:

(i) substantially less than the salary likely to be received if the qualification in question had been achieved; and

(ii) no more than £195.00 per week

A person is a Youth Training Trainee if he/she is under the age of 25 and is undertaking an approved training programme, which is supported by the Training and Enterprise Council.

Note: Employment Training (ET) is benefit related and does not fall within the definition of a Youth Training Trainee.

The limit on earnings excludes overtime and bonuses and is before tax and similar deductions

The person who is liable for payment of the Council Tax should complete and sign the Council Tax Discounts - Apprentice or Youth Training Trainee application form and arrange for the employer or training agent of the person (to be disregarded) to complete the declaration.

The form should then be returned to the Benefits & Taxation Division.

More information

For other information including:-

 - Our Contact Details

 - Viewing your Account Details online

 - Methods of Payment

see Council Tax Enquiries

 
How you can help

You can help by providing accurate information, having your Council Tax reference to hand when making enquiries and  completing the 'Council Tax Discounts - Apprentice or Youth Training Trainee application form'  , remembering to sign and ensure the employer or training agent of the person in question completes the declaration as soon as possible.

Forms are scanned onto computer to create electronic images. To enable the form to be easily read please completed it dark blue or black ink.

Changes in circumstances

Applicants must inform the Council as soon as possible if there are any changes to the information provided. This may affect the Council Tax charge and applicants will have to repay any discount that they are not entitled to.