Student Room Council Tax

To count as a full time student your course must.

Student room council tax. Spouses and partners who live together are jointly responsible for paying the bill. A full council tax bill is based on at least 2 adults living in a home. You can receive a 25 discount on council tax if no one else in the home counts as an adult. However what has been considered an automatic exemption and protection from council tax bills is now in doubt.

A full time student on a qualifying course of education including correspondence or on line courses a student nurse or a foreign language assistant on the official british council programme if the property is occupied only by students then it is exempt from council tax altogether. To not be charged council tax you need to get an exemption form from your university. The judgment in sulets v leicester city council 2017 valuation tribunal for england 7 october. If you do get a bill you can apply for an exemption.

Whilst council tax tends to be not a problem with students in university accommodation once you are out in private accommodation you lose the protection of not being charged council tax. A full council tax bill is based on at least 2 adults living in a property. You usually get it from your general university reception student advice centre school department office or your local. Check how your student accommodation buildings are treated for council tax purposes.

Original post by shortbread10 hello i need someone to clarify for me if i m exempt from paying council tax. A discount is applied for people living on their own and for those who live with people who don t count as adults for council tax purposes for example full time students. Since 1992 student halls of residence have been granted exemptions from council tax. Households where none of the tenants count as adults are eligible to receive a 50.

Households where everyone s a full time student do not have to pay council tax. If you are relying on an exemption based on a hall of residence review the accommodation s status and ensure current arrangements fulfil the relevant conditions so that any challenge on status can be defended. You ll get 25 off your bill if you. Last year i shared a flat with my friend who was full time employed so i was the only student in the flat.