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More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice Martin Lewis has encouraged families to do a check to find out if they're entitled to a council tax refund that could amount to thousands of pounds. In the most recent MoneySavingExpert newsletter, there's a story of one family who received a £20,000 council tax rebate by utilising an obscure discount. This large sum was reclaimed due to the severely mentally impaired (SMI) discount, which is available to hous.