Council tax discounts - school or college leavers

Who is a school or college leaver?

A person is considered a school or college leaver for the purposes of council tax discount if they:

• Are 18 or 19 years old
• Have left a qualifying course of education between 30th April and 1st November

What is a qualifying course of education?

A person can apply for council tax discount if they have left a course of education that:

• Lasts for more than 3 months
• Requires a minimum of 12 hours attendance per week
• Is taught mostly face-to-face or online
• Is not taken through work or other office
• Normally happens between 8:00am and 5:30pm

How much discount can you get?

Your full council tax bill is based on at least two adults (people over 18) living in a property.

School or college leavers do not count towards the number of adults considered to be living in a property.

This means if 2 adults live in a property and 1 of them is a school or college leaver, the bill will be worked out as if only 1 adult lives there. This would reduce the bill by 25%.

If the only person living in the property is a school or college leaver, the bill will be reduced by 50%.

Information needed

Before applying for school or college leaver discount, you will need to provide the following information:

• Course title
• Student ID
• Name and address of the school or college.

Apply for a council tax discount - school or college leavers