Council Tax forms

Contact the Council Tax team online to tell us about changes.

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Council Tax application and enquiry forms

Please provide us with all the information we need so we can deal with your enquiry as quickly as possible - if you don't complete the right form we may need to come back to you for more information and this may delay your request.

Paying your Council Tax

Set up a Direct Debit

Request a payment card

Request a refund

Help to reduce your Council Tax if you're on a low income or out of work

Apply for the Council Tax Reduction Scheme 

Apply for a discount or exemption

Although most of the forms below can be completed online, some require to be downloaded and printed as they need to be verified by a third party.

Apprentice

Care leaver

Carer 
Carer - Provides or receives care or support for another person who resides in the property and is providing care for at least 35 hours per week. This reduction is also dependent on the number of adults residing in the property. Please note that your claim will not be accepted if the person receiving care is cared for by a spouse or partner.

Providing or receiving care 
Providing or receiving care - leaves their home to provide or receive care either in a hospital, home or elsewhere, for example supported accommodation.

Long term care 
Long term care - a patient having his or her sole or main residence in a hospital, residential care home, nursing home, private hospital or hostel and is receiving care or treatment there.

Deceased

Disabled person reduction

Empty property

Major structural repairs

Person in detention

Severely mentally impaired

Single person discount 

Student

Discount and exemption review forms

Single person discount verification/review form 
If you claim a single person discount and a child in your household turns 18 or there is a change in your household, for example someone moves into your home, you must inform the Council Tax team straight away.  

All other Council Tax review forms

Tell us about a change in your circumstances

Report a change in your circumstances

Tell us about a change of address

Moving into East Lothian

Moving out of East Lothian

Moving within East Lothian

Landlord reporting a change

Other forms

Mandate of Authority and Nominated Agent

Statement of Third Party Evidence

Contact the Council Tax team

If you can't find a form to suit your circumstances and need to contact the Council Tax team, you can use our enquiry form below. This form should be used for Council Tax enquiries only and should not be used if your enquiry relates to another council service.  

Council Tax enquiry form