council tax

lil_lady_2

i was wondering if any one knew if apprentices get a discount on council tax??? or does it depend on council to council??

Oldernotwiser

An apprentice who is 18 or over counts as an adult for calculation of council tax, one who is less than 18 doesn't.

lil_lady_2

oh ok just i read on some councils websites it was under 25 must hve been just there own policy

CIS

There is no individual policy on apprentices - the relevant legislation covers England and Wales. For apprentices there is no upper age limit, for a disregard under a YT scheme the age is 25.

To qualify as an apprentice you must

Apprentices
Apprentices are disregarded for the purposes of a discount providing they are:

• employed for the purposes of learning a trade, business, profession, office, employment or vocation
• undertaking a programme of training leading to an accredited qualification
• receiving a salary or allowance (or both) which, in total are substantially less than the salary likely to be received if the qualification in question were obtained and no more than £195 per week before any deductions for tax or national insurance.

National traineeship trainees
People under 25 years of age and receiving training in line with an individual training plan under this scheme are also disregarded for the purposes of a discount . Individual training plans issued by the training provider and showing the course start and end dates is evidence of trainee status.

Oldernotwiser

Thank you, that's new to me.

lil_lady_2

phoned my tax office his employer has to fill in a form so the hard part getting his work to fill it in..........