Housing - Charged for council tax when exempt

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You’ll usually have to pay Council Tax if you’re 18 or over and own or rent a home.

A full Council Tax bill is based on at least 2 adults living in a home. Spouses and partners who live together are jointly responsible for paying the bill.

You’ll get 25% off your bill if you count as an adult for Council Tax and either:

you live on your own
no-one else in your home counts as an adult

You’ll usually get a 50% discount if no-one living in your home, including you, counts as an adult.

You won’t have to pay any Council Tax if everyone in your home, including you, is a full time student.

Who doesn’t count as an adult?

These people are not counted as adults for Council Tax:

children under 18
people on some apprentice schemes
18 and 19-year-olds in full-time education
full time students
young people under 25 who get funding from the Skills Funding Agency or Young People’s Learning Agency
student nurses
foreign language assistants registered with the British Council
people with a severe mental impairment
live-in carers who look after someone who isn’t their partner, spouse or child
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