True Or Not

[henry1938]

my neighbours a few doors down about 75 yrs
they have been told that being over 75
they are entitled to lower rent and polltax
they live in a council house
ta for any info

[Dazzleflash]

What is polltax?

[fiction-factory]

Maybe the real reason is that they are on pension credit

[gingejbee]

For polltax...read council tax. And I don't think there are any reductions for age...unless you have a very unusual council!

[fiction-factory]

It only lasted a couple of years or so around 30 years ago and yet the term is still commonly used to refer to council tax

[bookbinder]

I am over 75 years old, and nobody has told me that my council tax will be reduced. If your neighbours' landlord (their local authority) want to reduce their rent, that is up to the landlord.

[Buenchico]

The 'poll tax' (= Community Charge) was replaced by Council Tax in 1993. I've never heard of any discount for people over 75 and the Government website makes no mention of it:
https://www.gov.uk/council-tax/working-out-your-council-tax
Your neighbours might be entitled to a reduction if they've got low incomes but that applies to everyone, not just to people of any particular age.

Similarly, I've never heard of any reductions council rents for people of any particular age (and there's no mention of any such discount on the 'official' and 'charity' websites I've just checked). However (like everyone else) your neighbours may be eligible for Housing Benefit if they've got low incomes. (If they're in receipt of the Guarantee Credit part of Pension Credit they might even be eligible to have their rent paid in full). See here:
http://www.ageuk.org.uk/money-matters/claiming-benefits/housing-benefit/eligibility/

So my answer to your 'True or Not' question is "Definitely not!". However that doesn't mean that your neighbours shouldn't investigate the possibility of getting some help with their rent and council Tax payments if they're on a low joint income.