Oral Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
“What assessment she has made of the potential impact of reductions in Council Tax revenue from student houses in multiple occupation on local authorities.”
Tabled: 8 July 2025Answered: 14 July 2025
Asked by
Wera Hobhouse
Liberal Democrat — Bath
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Local Government and English Devolution (Jim McMahon)
The Government believe it is right that students are disregarded for council tax. If the only residents of a household are full-time students, the dwelling will be exempt. In the recently published fair funding review 2.0, the Government proposed to fully account for the impact of student exemptions in the distribution of the settlement.