Council Tax: Students
Commons · Question 11485 · Tabled 28 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential (a) merits of removing students from council tax and (b) impact of removing students from council tax on routine (i) serv
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 31 Oct 2024
Full-time students are generally disregarded for council tax purposes. Where all residents of a dwelling are disregarded, due to being full-time students, the dwelling will be exempt from council tax. Additionally, where a hall of residence is provided pr...