Households handed 100% council tax discounts with 'underpublicised' rule

NewsCost Of LivingBirmingham City Council"It is hideously underpublicised"14:12, 21 Aug 2026Households handed 100% council tax discounts with 'underpublicised' ruleAn elderly father was handed nearly £6,000 after following a little-known exemption for the tax revealed by Martin Lewis. The BBC Sounds presenter has fielded a call from the child of an elderly man who has capitalised on a tax discount.‌One listener wrote into the Money Saving Expert founder to say: “My ears pricked up some months ago when you talked about potential discounts for mental incapacity on council tax bills.‌“My elderly father has vascular dementia and thanks to your programme I’ve been able to obtain a 100% discount on his council tax bill, some £2,000+ a year, albeit he already receives a 25% single occupancy disco