Student discounts

Council tax factsheet

Every householder or tenant normally has to pay council tax. 

Full-time students may be entitled to reductions from the council tax they have to pay. 

What are the reductions? 
A property that just full-time students live in is exempt from paying any council tax. Individual students are not exempt. 

A 25% discount may be given if all the residents except one are full-time students (for example, in a property that is jointly occupied by four people and three are full-time students). We do not count people as students if they are between courses of full-time education. 

How do I apply for a student discount? 
The person who has to pay the council tax must fill in an application form for a student discount (their name will appear ion the bill). 

You will also have to send us a council tax student certificate from your university or college with the application (one for each student). 

Council tax student certificates will only be given to full-time students who are enrolled for one whole year and are studying for more than 21 hours a week.