Does anyone know if a part time (one evening per week) college student count as a student in council tax terms? Thanks in advance! Chris

only full time students qualify, don't they?

http://www.shef.ac.uk/ssid/faq/tax.html

only full time students with proof of study from the uni...bad luck!

Doh. Looking at having a 4 person shared house with three full time students and one young professional, which lands all of the council tax on the latter. Well, 75%. Still sounds like a fair bit though.

Thanks for the help anyway!

I think, it depends if the course is classed as higher education and if you qualify for student loan ... a HND might qualify.

ooohhhh, I think there are issues with a mixed household :(

doesn't the house lose it's student discount altogether if there's a non-student resident?

Yep, it does. Which is blatantly unfair, if three-quarters of the household is exempt surely there should only be 25% council tax to pay.

They give a 25% discount if only one member isn't exempt but that's all.

Apprentices are exept too. If the one day a week studying is to go with that than you still don't have to pay.

Yep, it does. Which is blatantly unfair, if three-quarters of the household is exempt surely there should only be 25% council tax to pay.

They give a 25% discount if only one member isn't exempt but that's all.

it isnt worked out on how many people are exempt in a house...all student are for tax purposes invisible, or to all intents and purposes non-existant. therefore if you share a house with three non- existant people you qualify for a single occupants discount, which is 25%, as you are recognised as being the only occupant of the property.