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Wife tried to claim the discount when I deployed on TELIC 1 but with no success (despite support from the local Tory MP). However, I was entitled to a 25% discount whilst I was a full time, living in, "mature" student (but returned home every weekend). Go figure!
Not sure if it has been mentioned earlier in the thread but I have heard that being banged up at HMs pleasure allows your wife/husband/partner a 25% reduction in council tax. Anyone able to confirm?
Edited to add ... just been to Google and found the following
link. Whilst it is for Reading Council I'm sure they are all the same. Confirms my suspicion that you are entitled to a council tax discount if somenone formally in the property is now in prison or held somewhere else by the authorities. I'm sure a good lawyer could argue that personnel deployed OOA are being "held somewhere else by the authorities".
