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Council Tax ~ Student reduction application form

Email:

council.tax@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Telephone:

(01273) 291291 ~ Monday-Friday 8.30am-5.00pm

Fax:

(01273) 291881

Description:

Use this application form to apply for a student discount or exemption for your household. In completing this application form, you will need to provide the details of everyone in the household, including those who are not full-time students.

Important Information

Council tax bills are charged to households or ‘dwellings', not individuals. If your household has some full-time students, the household may be eligible for a council tax discount. If everyone in your household is a full-time student, the household may be eligible for complete exemption from council tax.

Download our leaflet about Students and Council Tax [PDF 159kb] for more information.

Before starting the form, please scroll down to preview the questions first, in order to check that you have all of the information ready, and that you have enough time set aside to complete the form in full. If you have any queries about completing this form, please see the above leaflet or contact us.

Checklist - what you'll need before you start the form…

details about the letting agent or the owner of the property
details about the tenancy agreement(s)
details of each occupant (students and non-students) including moving-in date, contact details and previous address
for full-time students, course dates and student registration number

Please note if there are any students who are studying at a school, college or university that is not in the list below, you will need to send us a council tax student certificate for them.

Brighton University
Sussex University
Brighton Institute of Modern Music
Brighton & Sussex Medical School
Chichester University
Canterbury Christ Church University
University of Brighton International College

Council Tax ~ Student reduction application form

About the property

Address of property *

Council tax account number (if known):

Do any of the occupants own the property? *

If yes, what was the date of purchase?

And what is/are the name(s) of the owner(s)?

About the tenancy agreement(s)

For this household, do you have...

If the owner of the property is not one of the occupants...

please tell us the name and address of the landlord or agent:

About the occupants of the household

How many adult occupants (aged 18 or over) are there? *

Are ALL of the occupants full time students ? *

Now tell us about ALL of the occupants aged 18 years and over, including any who are not full-time students.
For the occupants who are full-time students, we need all of the student details requested.

First occupant

Title (Eg Mr, Ms etc.)

First name: *

Surname: *

Date of Birth: *

Full-time student? *

Currently receiving Housing Benefit? *

Date moved into this property: *

Previous address: *

School / college / university name:

Other school, college or university (if not shown above)

Course start date:

Course end date:

Student registration number:

Phone number:

Email address:

Now move on to the next occupant.
Or if there are no more occupants, move on to the Supporting Documents section.

Second occupant

Title (Eg Mr, Ms etc.)

First name:

Surname:

Date of Birth:

Full-time student?

Currently receiving Housing Benefit?

Date moved into this property:

Previous address:

School / college / university name:

Other school, college or university (if not shown above)

Course start date:

Course end date:

Student registration number:

Phone number:

Email address:

Now move on to the next occupant.
Or if there are no more occupants: move on to the Supporting Documents section.

Third occupant

Title (Eg Mr, Ms etc.)

First name:

Surname:

Date of Birth:

Full-time student?

Currently receiving Housing Benefit?

Date moved into this property:

Previous address:

School / college / university name:

Other school, college or university (if not shown above)

Course start date:

Course end date:

Student registration number:

Phone number:

Email address:

Now move on to the next occupant.
Or if there are no more occupants: move on to the Supporting Documents section.

Fourth occupant

Title (Eg Mr, Ms etc.)

First name:

Surname:

Date of Birth:

Full-time student?

Currently receiving Housing Benefit?

Date moved into this property:

Previous address:

School / college / university name:

Other school, college or university (if not shown above)

Course start date:

Course end date:

Student registration number:

Phone number:

Email address:

Now move on to the next occupant.
Or if there are no more occupants: move on to the Supporting Documents section.

Fifth occupant

Title (Eg Mr, Ms etc.)

First name:

Surname:

Date of Birth:

Full-time student?

Currently receiving Housing Benefit?

Date moved into this property:

Previous address:

School / college / university name:

Other school, college or university (if not shown above)

Course start date:

Course end date:

Student registration number:

Phone number:

Email address:

Now move on to the next occupant.
Or if there are no more occupants: move on to the Supporting Documents section.

Sixth occupant

Title (Eg Mr, Ms etc.)

First name:

Surname:

Date of Birth:

Full-time student?

Currently receiving Housing Benefit?

Date moved into this property:

Previous address:

School / college / university name:

Other school, college or university (if not shown above)

Course start date:

Course end date:

Student registration number:

Phone number:

Email address:

Now move on to the next occupant.
Or if there are no more occupants: move on to the Supporting Documents section.

Seventh occupant

Title (Eg Mr, Ms etc.)

First name:

Surname:

Date of Birth:

Full-time student?

Currently receiving Housing Benefit?

Date moved into this property:

Previous address:

School / college / university name:

Other school, college or university (if not shown above)

Course start date:

Course end date:

Student registration number:

Phone number:

Email address:

Now move on to the next occupant.
Or if there are no more occupants: move on to the Supporting Documents section.

Eighth occupant

Title (Eg Mr, Ms etc.)

First name:

Surname:

Date of Birth:

Full-time student?

Currently receiving Housing Benefit?

Date moved into this property:

Previous address:

School / college / university name:

Other school, college or university (if not shown above)

Course start date:

Course end date:

Student registration number:

Phone number:

Email address:

If there are more than 8 occupants, please complete two forms.
Now move on to the Supporting Documents section.

Supporting Documents

We might need you to send us supporting documents as well as submitting this on-line form. This depends on which colleges or universities the student occupants of the household are studying at.

This is because we need to verify the student status of all full-time students. For students at the following institutions, we can verify student status from the student registration numbers alone, without the need to see individual student certificates:

Brighton University
Sussex University
Brighton Institute of Modern Music
Brighton & Sussex Medical School
Chichester University
Canterbury Christ Church University
University of Brighton International College

However, if your school, college or university is not in the above list, you will need to supply Brighton & Hove City Council with a Council Tax Student Certificate. Your school, college or university is obliged to provide you with this. Please note that a letter from your tutor or your NUS membership card will not be accepted.

Please scan your Council Tax Student Certificates and send them by email to:
council.tax@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Please remember to state in your email the property address and the council tax account number if you know it.

If you prefer, you can send your Council Tax Student Certificates by post to:
Council Tax, Brighton & Hove City Council, PO Box 2929, Brighton, BN1 1PS.
When sending certificates by post, please include a covering letter with your address and council tax account number, if known. Please also let us know if  you'd like the certificates to be returned to you.

Council Tax Student Certificates can also be taken to the council in person by calling in at:
Brighton Customer Service Centre, Bartholomew House (opposite Brighton Town Hall), Bartholomew Square, Brighton, BN1 1JE (map). Open Monday to Friday 8.45am - 4.30pm (except public holidays).

Are any Council Tax Student Certificates required to support this application? *

Details of the person submitting this form

First name: *

Surname: *

Email address *

Please confirm your email address: *

Contact phone number: *

Any additional information:

Thank you for completing this on-line form. Please click on the submit button below when you're ready to send the form to us.

An acknowledgement containing a copy of the answers given will be sent to the email address of the person submitting the form.

Please be aware that if any Council Tax Student Certificates are required to support this application (please see above), we will not be able to award any discount or exemption until all of the required documents have been received.

If you have any queries about completing this form, please see the leaflet: Students and Council Tax [PDF 159kb] or contact us.

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Description:

Council Tax ~ Student reduction application form

About the property

About the tenancy agreement(s)

About the occupants of the household

First occupant

Second occupant

Third occupant

Fourth occupant

Fifth occupant

Sixth occupant

Seventh occupant

Eighth occupant

Supporting Documents

Details of the person submitting this form