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
Tell us about a change of address
- Moving into East Lothian
- Moving out of East Lothian
- Moving within East Lothian
- Landlord reporting a change
Reduce your Council Tax bill if you're on a low income or out of work
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 (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)
- 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 (a patient having his/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 circumstances
Paying your Council Tax
Other forms
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.