Council Tax

[whiskygalore]

I'm going to university in September and I'm already aware that, due living in a house with non-students, I'm not entitled to exemption of paying Council Tax, merely a discount; but can't get the council to reveal what the approximate percentage will be. If anyone has any experience with this, I'd be grateful for information

[rekstout]

My understanding of the arrangement is thus:

A council tax bill is reduced by 25% from the standard (defined by your tax band) for single occupancy. If more then one eligble person is resident then the full rate is paid - if more then two people are resident then the full rate is styill payable but no premium for more than two people and is a personal arrangement as to how the bill is paid (split each way or only among those who are eligble to pay)

From memory, if one eligible person shares with other ineligble people then they lose their 25% discount.

[incitatus]

I think it depends who you ask....certainly one place I lived there was one worker and 3 full time students. He ggot the 25% off because the rest were ineligible. But different councils can apply the rules differently.