Council Tax Benefit has been replaced by the Council Tax Reduction scheme.
If you're on a low income, Council Tax Reduction could help you pay your Council Tax bill.
The following documents detail the scheme in more detail.
To apply for Council Tax Reduction visit our Claim Council Tax Reduction page.
Bristol's local Council Tax Reduction scheme for 2025/26
Previous Council Tax Reduction schemes for Bristol
- pdf The 2024/25 Council Tax Reduction Scheme(471 KB)
- pdf The 2023/24 Council Tax Reduction Scheme(559 KB)
- pdf The 2022/23 Council Tax Reduction Scheme(429 KB)
- pdf The 2021/22 Council Tax Reduction Scheme(445 KB)
- pdf The 2020/21 Council Tax Reduction Scheme(1.31 MB)
- pdf The 2019/20 Council Tax Reduction Scheme(1.21 MB)
- pdf The 2018/19 Council Tax Reduction Scheme(1.21 MB)
- pdf The 2017/18 Council Tax Reduction Scheme(1.19 MB)
- pdf The 2016/17 Council Tax Reduction Scheme(852 KB)
- pdf The 2015/16 Council Tax Reduction Scheme(1.90 MB)
- pdf The 2014/15 Council Tax Reduction Scheme(1.60 MB)
- pdf The 2013/14 Council Tax Reduction Scheme(744 KB)