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Age Cyrmru is the new force combining Age Concern Cymru and
Help the Aged in Wales. Age Cymru is a member of the Age UK family.
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UK-wide, up to 2.1 million pensioner households are missing out on Council Tax Benefit that could cut their council tax bill. Whether you own your own home or you pay rent‚ you should find out if you are eligible so you have one less bill to worry about.
You normally need to have less than £16‚000 in savings. However‚ if you get Guarantee Credit (see Pension Credit) there is no savings limit and your council tax could be fully covered by the benefit.
If you have a partner, your Council Tax Benefit will be worked out on your joint income and savings and you should make a joint application. A partner includes a husband, wife, civil partner or someone you live with as if you are married or civil partners.
Other ways to reduce your council tax bill:
If you live alone you get a 25% discount. Other discounts exist for people who are severely mentally impaired and for some carers.
The Disability Reduction Scheme can reduce your bill if your home has special features to enable a disabled person to live in it, for example‚ wheelchair space or an extra bathroom, kitchen or other room specifically for their use. See our Home & Care section for more information about adapting your home.
You may not have to pay at all if your house is empty (for example‚ you have left to go to hospital or a care home).
You can get a claim form for Council Tax Benefit by phoning the Housing and Council Tax Benefit section of your local council or by visiting the Department for Work and Pensions website (see ‘Useful website’) If you are claiming Pension Credit‚ you can claim Council Tax Benefit and Housing Benefit in one call. Contact your local council to apply for discounts or the Disability Reduction Scheme. FS21w Council Tax in Wales - November 2011 (PDF 243KB)
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PDF stands for ‘portable document format’.
Most downloads on this website are PDFs. We use this format to ensure that the document looks the same on everyone’s computer (website pages, by contrast, appear differently depending on how people have got their computer set up).
Computers use a program called Adobe Acrobat Reader to download PDFs. If you try clicking on a link to download a PDF and it doesn’t work, you will need to install Adobe Acrobat Reader onto your computer.
The process is quite straightforward and is free.
PDFs cannot be changed. If you need to be able to type into a downloaded document (for example, if we are offering a letter template that you need to put your name on) we will provide it as a Microsoft Word document rather than a PDF. You can then download it, type into it and save it to your computer.
Downloads will open on your computer in a new browser window.
Inside this window (below all your web browser menus), there will be a toolbar with options for you to print or save the document.
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We have made every effort to make our PDFs accessible to screen readers. Here is an overview of your accessibility options available in Acrobat Reader. Please ensure that you have downloaded the latest version of Acrobat Reader from the Adobe Reader website to ensure that they are included in your version of the programme.You can use Adobe Reader to read a PDF out loud with the following shortcut keys:
You can also convert a PDF into a web page by following these steps:
You can convert a PDF document into a text file for use with other software and hardware such as Braille printers by opening the PDF and choosing ‘Save as text’ from the File menu.
The Department for Work and Pensions is responsible for a range of benefits and services for pensioners and people planning pensions.
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