Council tax support

Council tax support was introduced in April 2013. It is a discount scheme which helps people on low incomes with their council tax.

The council tax support scheme replaced council tax benefit. For more information about how Bury Council introduced the new scheme please see our changes to council tax benefit page.

The information on this website relates to the council tax support scheme run by Bury Council. If you live in another council's area please check with them, because their scheme may be different from ours.

Although housing benefit and council tax support are different schemes we need the same information to process both types of applications. Therefore wherever possible Bury Council will administer both schemes together which means that claimants will only need to complete one application.

If you do not rent the property you live in, then we can consider a claim for council tax support on its own.

Council tax support can be awarded in addition to any other council tax discounts, disregards and exemptions. Please see our webpages for more information about discounts, disregards and exemptions.

Find out more about the council tax support scheme in Bury.

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