Dear forum users,
I have a situation and would be very grateful for someone to reply that has a reasonable knowledge of council tax discount scenarios!
I have only recently become aware that full-time students are not classed as a resident of a property for council tax purposes. I have been living with my wife at the same property for the last 3 years. My wife has been a full-time student for a lot of that period. She has been working part-time during that period, and I myself am self-employed.
Am I right in concluding that I would be eligible for the 25% single person's discount as she is a full-time student, regardless of us working/being married, or am I missing something?
I put the same question to my local council via e-mail and I have just received their very brief reply, which was to the effect of "No, I wouldn't qualify." But this seems to contradict things I have read online about it.
I just wanted to gather some outside opinions on the matter, and would be most appreciative towards anyone who could advise me on this.
Thank you for your time,
Best
I have a situation and would be very grateful for someone to reply that has a reasonable knowledge of council tax discount scenarios!
I have only recently become aware that full-time students are not classed as a resident of a property for council tax purposes. I have been living with my wife at the same property for the last 3 years. My wife has been a full-time student for a lot of that period. She has been working part-time during that period, and I myself am self-employed.
Am I right in concluding that I would be eligible for the 25% single person's discount as she is a full-time student, regardless of us working/being married, or am I missing something?
I put the same question to my local council via e-mail and I have just received their very brief reply, which was to the effect of "No, I wouldn't qualify." But this seems to contradict things I have read online about it.
I just wanted to gather some outside opinions on the matter, and would be most appreciative towards anyone who could advise me on this.
Thank you for your time,
Best
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