Council Tax Support 500% increase in Council Tax - not so supportive

nannytone_2

but it is only the non students that are liable.

Naf, if you are a full time student ... you are exempt.

Pont

https://www.gov.uk/council-tax/full-time-students

If you're a full-time student you are exempt from Council Tax. If you are a student who lives with a 'non' student, you are still exempt - your co-habitee will still qualify for the 25% reduction.

Cross post!

System

princessdon wrote: »

Only if all occupants are students.

Ah, yes you get a 25% discount if you're the only one living with students.

is it still the case that if there are more than 2 working tenants no student discount applies? Or did they change that?

Naf

Married with 3 kids; not an HMO lol.
Thanks for looking out for me, though :-)

Pont

xXMessedUpXx wrote: »

Ah, yes you get a 25% discount if you're the only one living with students.

is it still the case that if there are more than 2 working tenants no student discount applies? Or did they change that?

The thing is that there is no such thing as a 'student discount' it is a 'student exemption'.

If you're a student (full-time) you are exempt.

If you're a tenant who lives with 1, 2, 3 (etc) students, you will get a 25% discount as the only eligible CT payer within that household.

If you are a tenant who lives with other non-student tenants then no 25% reduction applies.

CIS

If you're a student (full-time) you are exempt.

If your a qualifying full time student then you're 'disregarded', if all of the occupiers are disregarded students then the property is 'exempt'.

System

Pont wrote: »

The thing is that there is no such thing as a 'student discount' it is a 'student exemption'.

If you're a student (full-time) you are exempt.

If you're a tenant who lives with 1, 2, 3 (etc) students, you will get a 25% discount as the only eligible CT payer within that household.

If you are a tenant who lives with other non-student tenants then no 25% reduction applies.

My apologies for not differentiating between "discount" and "exemption"...

306chris

mazza111 wrote: »

Same thankfully! Think it will hit people harder south of the border when they are hit with BT and CTB reductions all at once.

I'm due to be hit with both. Luckily I paid my about 80% of my CT last year while working before losing my job in Oct. They have just takne what was left over off this years bill.

I really dont understand how a single person who may only be getting £71 a week who lives in a two bed flat round here will be able to manage on £71 less 14% for HB reduction less the difference in CTS. On average round my way that would work out at £12.04 HB reduction loss and CTB loss of £4(ish) giving them £55 a week to live on for food, clthes and utilities.

Would somebody in that sort of position qualify for some sort of hardship allownace

itch_for_a_glitch

Naf wrote: »

Married with 3 kids; not an HMO lol.
Thanks for looking out for me, though :-)

Does that mean you are exempt, but your partner is not ?

princessdon

itch_for_a_glitch wrote: »

Does that mean you are exempt, but your partner is not ?

It means their partner lost the single person deduction based on OP living there as a 2nd adult. It also applies where the 2nd adult is on benefits. Many councils opted to do this.