Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 11485

Council Tax: Students

Tabled: 28 October 2024
Answered: 31 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Gregory Stafford

ConservativeFarnham and Bordon

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

Jim McMahon
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...

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