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Council Tax Exemption for Students
How to get council tax exemption as a student and what happens in mixed households.
6 min read readLast updated: 1 March 2024
Full-time students are exempt from council tax. If you live only with other full-time students, your household pays nothing.
Who Qualifies
- Full-time students at recognised UK educational institutions
- Course must be at least 1 year with 21+ hours study per week
- Foreign language assistants registered with British Council
- Student nurses on certain programmes
Mixed Households
If you live with non-students:
- Students are 'disregarded' for council tax
- Non-students pay as if students aren't there
- One non-student gets 25% single person discount
- Two or more non-students pay full rate
How to Claim
- Get a student certificate from your university
- Send it to your local council
- May need to reclaim each academic year
- Tell the council when you graduate
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