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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...