Find out if you can get a student discount on your Council Tax bill, how much the discount is and how to apply.
Before applying for a student Council Tax discount, all student households need to register for Council Tax and provide student registration details.
If you are new to the area, or moving to a new address, you can apply for the discount as part of that process.
If everyone living in your property is a full time student, none of you have to pay Council Tax during your course dates. We'll check your course dates with your place of study. You'll still have to pay Council Tax outside of these dates.
If one person in the property is not a full time student, they have to pay all of the Council Tax for the property. They can still get a 25% student disregard discount if everyone else is a full time student.
If two or more people in the property are not full time students, they are responsible for paying the full Council Tax.
Students must be on a full time course to get the discount.
A full time course must:
If you're under 20 years old and completing your A-levels, your course must:
To apply you'll need:
You’ll usually have to pay Council Tax if you’re 18 or over, but some people are counted as 'disregarded' and can apply for a Council Tax discount.
Find out how a discount will affect your household bill, and how the discount is applied to your bill.
To apply you'll need your Council Tax account number. You can find your Council Tax account number on your bill.
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