Rates Relief

Help With Paying Your Rates

You may be eligible for a reduction in your rates depending on your circumstances. To find out more click on the links below

 

Lone Pensioner Allowance

Ratepayers aged 70 or over and living alone may be entitled to a 20 per cent reduction in their rates.

 

Disabled Persons Allowance

If you are, or someone else in your household is, a person with a disability, you may be entitled to a reduction of 25 per cent in your domestic rate bill, through the Disabled Persons Allowance scheme, which is administered by Land & Property Services (LPS).

 

Energy Efficient Homes

The Energy Efficiency Homes scheme is a rate relief which came into effect on 1 April 2010. It aims to encourage home owners to bring their home up to modern standards of insulation.

 

Low Carbon Homes

The Low Carbon Homes scheme is a rate relief which came into effect on 1 April 2010. It aims to encourage the building of low and zero carbon homes in Northern Ireland.

 

Rates Deferment Scheme

The Rates Deferment Scheme, which came into effect on 1 April 2010 aims to provide pensioners who own and occupy their home a payment choice for rates.

For further details on this contact:

Environment Services

Tel: 028 9034 0141

Email: energy@newtownabbey.gov.uk

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