• You live in Halls of Residence

-  You don’t have to pay Council Tax.

•  You live on your own or everyone in your home is a student and you

live in owner occupied or

rented housing.

– You may not have to pay Council Tax.

-     You may not have to pay Council Tax. But you’ll need to claim this exemption.

• You live in the same home as your landlord

-  You aren’t responsible for paying the Council Tax.  Your landlord may be able to claim a discount from the bill.

• You share parts of your home (such as a bathroom or kitchen) with other households but you pay your rent separately to the landlord.

-   Again, you aren’t responsible for paying the Council Tax.  The owner of the property is.

Examples of this would be groups of bedsits or nurses homes.

• You own or rent the whole of your home, but some of the people in your household aren’t students

-  You’ll usually be responsible for paying the Council Tax – along with any joint owners or joint tenants living with you.  But you may be able to claim a discount. If, however, you share a property jointly with non-students (which you do not own or are not the main tenant of) or share a tenancy with your partner who is not a student, then you may NOT have to pay Council Tax.  Section 74 Local Government Act 2003 may apply to you in these circumstances.

•   You may also be able to claim a Council Tax Rebate if:

- You either study part-time;

or – You are a single parent, or you or your partner are disabled or aged 60 or over;

or  - Your partner is not a student (s/he needs to make a claim).

•  If someone in your household is on a low income you may be able to claim a Council Tax Rebate based on their income, even if you study full-time.