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Council Tax and child turning 18 but still student

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  • CIS
    CIS Posts: 12,260 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 30 June 2010 at 7:22PM
    Regarding the Council Tax:

    Whilst your still in receipt of CB for your son he is disregarded for Council Tax purposes, if he becomes a Full Time student then he will also be disregarded from the date he begins his course.
    I no longer work in Council Tax Recovery but instead work as a specialist Council Tax paralegal assisting landlords and Council Tax payers with council tax disputes and valuation tribunals. My views are my own reading of the law and you should always check with the local authority in question.
  • MrsBartolozzi
    MrsBartolozzi Posts: 6,358 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Just thought I'd update:
    I spoke to a nice young man this morning who was happy to accept a printout of the email welcome letter from the uni as evidence he's going there. They are taking my word for it right now that he's still getting CB until the letter I requested arrives in 10 days or so and have restarted my claim so I shouldn't have to pay the full amount this month after all!
    It really was a scaremongering letter as it definitely said my claim had been stopped, but I was assured it was just suspended and would be backdated once they processed the info. Phew, and thanks for your help.

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