Single person discount

Your property must be your only or main place of residence.

You must cancel your discount within 21 days if someone moves in or you could be fined £70. 

You'll have to pay back the discount if you're not entitled to it.

You must continue paying your Council Tax while we process your application. 

We can take action if you do not pay.

Apply for single person discount

Preventing and detecting Council Tax fraud

We're currently checking all single person discounts on Council Tax in Southwark. This is to make sure residents are paying the right amount of Council Tax.

We're working with Experian, a credit reference agency, to find out where people are claiming discounts they aren't entitled to.

We're required by law to take part in the National Fraud Initiative (NFI). This compares information about people held by different public bodies to help prevent and detect fraud. This means we may use the information you provide and share it with the Cabinet Office, the NFI and credit reference agencies. 

You can find out more about how your data is used by the NFI.

Provide information for an NFI review

If you've had a letter from us asking for more information about people living at your address, you can provide the details online.