Council tax

A property that is occupied only by full time students is exempt from council tax altogether.

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The Advice Service and International Advice Service are independent services located within the University of Lincoln. We offer a free confidential and impartial service to all students at the University of Lincoln.

If your landlord or the local authority has asked you to provide a letter confirming your full time student status for Council Tax purposes, you can use the OneUni portal to request a Council Tax letter.

If you would like to email with your query or book a telephone appointment with a specialist adviser please email: Advice@lincoln.ac.uk

If you are an International Student and would like to email your query or book a telephone appointment with an international specialist adviser please email: Internationaladvice@lincoln.ac.uk

You can also email with your questions or speak to a specialist adviser face to face. Full contact details and face to face drop in times for Advice and International Advice can be found in the following link: Contact Details for Specialist Advice.

If you would like further information or assistance to claim a Council Tax exemption, Student Support and Advice can help. We have specialist advisers who give impartial and confidential advice to students at the University of Lincoln.

Council tax is a system of local taxation collected by local authorities. It is a tax on domestic property. Some property is exempt from council tax, some people do not have to pay council tax and some people get a discount. As a student you may not have to pay council tax if the property you live in is exempt.

Full Time Student

You only count as a full-time student in Higher Education if you are on a course for at least 21 hours a week or a course that the university defines as full-time.

Any property that is occupied only by full time students is exempt from council tax altogether.

If only some people in a property are full time students, the property is not exempt from council tax, but any students in the house are disregarded.

How Council Tax works: Discounts for full-time students – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Part Time Student

Part time Higher Education students are not exempt from paying council tax.

If you have to pay council tax, you might be able to get a reduction under your local authority’s council tax reduction scheme. These vary from place to place but are usually means tested (based on your household income and capital).

How Council Tax works: Who has to pay – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)