Appeal the removal of your single person discount 1Using the form2Declaration3About you4About the discount5About the people who are 16, 17 or just turned 18 years of age6Other information We are checking Council Tax single occupier discounts that have been awarded to people who live alone. If the information in the letter we have sent you is wrong, please complete this form to appeal against the removal of your single occupier discount. This form will ask you to provide your details why you are appealing if there is anyone living in the property who is 16, 17 or just turned 18 years of age, their name and date of birth if there is anyone over the age of 18 that is in full-time education and that you receive Child Benefit for, proof of Child Benefit or full-time education such as a student certificate or letter from the head teacher. Please have this information ready as pages time-out after one hour. Do not use your browser back button – if you need to go to a previous page click on the previous button at the bottom of each page. Privacy Statement Dover District Council is a Data Controller under GDPR. In submitting this form we will collect and process your personal data. For information about your rights and how the Council uses your data, please view our Corporate and relevant service privacy notice which can be found on our Privacy page. DeclarationPlease check the box below to confirm that you have read, understand and agree to the following statements before completing this form: I confirm the information that I will give on this form will be correct and true. I will notify you of any relevant changes that could result in an amendment to this discount within 21 days of the change. I understand that if I give information that is false this could lead to a penalty or legal proceedings being taken against me. I understand my data may be shared with other departments as permitted by law. Declaration(Required) I understand and accept the above declaration About youCouncil Tax account reference (as shown on your letter)(Required)Title (for example Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss)(Required)First name(Required)Last name(Required)Contact phone number(Required)Please provide a mobile number if you have one as we are now using text messaging (SMS) to contact some of our residents.Email address(Required)We will use your email address to send the receipt of your form, including the form reference number. This may include personal data. We will also use your email address to contact you about your Council Tax account. Enter email address Confirm email address Would you like to receive your Council Tax bills by email?(Required)You can receive your Council Tax bills by email rather than post. We will send all future Council Tax bills to the email address you have given above. This service is only available to people who are named on the bill. If you change your email address you must let us know straight away. You can opt out of this at any time at dover.gov.uk/paperless Yes No About your addressAddress(Required) Address line 1 Address line 2 Town or city Postcode About your single occupier discountWhy are you appealing?(Required) I still live alone, the information in the letter is wrong Someone has recently moved in Other reason Who has moved in and when?(Required)Please tell us why you want to appeal(Required)Is there anyone living in the property who is 16, 17 or just turned 18 years of age?(Required) Yes No About the people who are 16, 17 or just turned 18 years of ageYou don't have to pay Council Tax for people under the age of 18. If there is only one person over the age of 18 living in a property you will get a 25% discount. You can also get a 25% discount if you are receiving Child Benefit for someone who is aged over 18 and in full-time education and you are the only other adult living in the property. You will need to provide one of the following as proof: proof of Child Benefit clearly showing which child it is for and when the Child Benefit stops a student certificate, or a letter from the head teacher confirming that the person goes to their school and is on a full-time qualifying course of education. The letter must include the persons name, date of birth, the date they started college or school, the date the course started and the date the course ends. We won't be able to give you a discount unless you provide proof.About the people who are 16, 17 or just turned 18 years of age(Required)Click on the + sign at the end of the row to add a new personNameDate of birth (dd/mm/yyyy) Add RemoveProof of Child Benefit, student certificate or letter from head teacherIf you are uploading photographs of documents, please make sure you take a photo of every relevant page, that they are clear and that any words or figures can be easily read. Drop files here or Select files Accepted file types: txt, pdf, doc, docx, rtf, jpg, jpeg, tif, tiff, bmp, png, xls, xlsx, Max. file size: 15 MB, Max. files: 3. Other informationPlease use this box to tell us any other information.If you have no further information to give, leave this box blank
