Student discount
As a full-time student you may be able to get a discount on your council tax bill.
To qualify as a student, you must either:
- study for 24 weeks for 21 hours per week in each academic year
- be under 20 years old, have left home and be studying for a qualifying course for at least 12 hours a week for three months - qualifying courses include A levels, Highers, HNDs, HNCs and Level 4 SVQs
- be a foreign language assistant working in a school or other educational establishment and be registered with the British Council.
Amount of discount
We may offer:
- a 25% discount if all but one of the adults living at the property are students
- a 100% exemption if the property is occupied solely by students
How to apply
Please provide a copy of your council tax exemption certificate. For details on how to obtain this you should contact the student management services offices at your place of study. Your certificate needs to include your course start date, end date and confirmation of full time study.
Your certificate can then be uploaded through your online account https://www.cheltenham.gov.uk/my-revenues-and-benefits or can be emailed to [email protected] Please ensure your account reference is quoted with your email.
Foreign language assistants
We also treat you as a student if you work as a foreign language assistant in a school or other educational establishment and are registered with the British Council. If you think you might qualify for a discount, please contact us.
Other students
For council tax purposes, we treat you as a student if you are:
A non European Union national, and the spouse or dependent of a student, and you are not allowed to work or have no recourse to public funds.
To apply please contact us.
We will need to see your passport and your visa for the UK.
We regularly review all our council tax discount requests. We may ask you to provide more information or evidence.