Apply for a Council Tax student discount or exemption

1Using the form

2Declaration

3About you

4About the application

5About the students living in the property

6About student 2

7About student 3

8About student 4

9About student 5

10About student 6

11About other people living in the property

12About the owner of the property

13Other information

Find out about Council Tax discounts and exemptions available for students

This form will ask you to provide

your details
Council Tax account reference (if known)
the names of all adults living at the same address
student details for all students including their name, the name of their university or college, proof of their student status (see explanation below) and their tenancy start date (if applicable)
owner’s name and address (if you don’t own the property).

If you don’t know the names of all the people living with you, you can leave them blank. However, until we have the names and student details of all the people living with you, your application will not be processed.

Proof of student status

You will need to provide:

The student ID number(s)
a copy of the student certificate(s) which are issued by the college or university registry department.

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Declaration

Please check the box below to confirm that you have read, understand and agree to the following statements before completing this form:

I confirm the information that I will give on this form will be correct and true.
I will notify you of any relevant changes that could result in an amendment to this discount or exemption within 21 days of the change.
I understand that if I give information that is false this could lead to a penalty or legal proceedings being taken against me.
I understand my data may be shared with other departments as permitted by law.

Declaration(Required)

I understand and accept the above declaration

About you

Title (for example Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss)(Required)

First name(Required)

Last name(Required)

Contact phone number(Required)

Please provide a mobile number if you have one as we are now using text messaging (SMS) to contact some of our residents.

Email address(Required)

We will use your email address to send the receipt of your form, including the form reference number. This may include personal data. We will also use your email address to contact you about your Council Tax account.

Enter email address Confirm email address

Would you like to receive your Council Tax bills by email?(Required)

You can receive your Council Tax bills by email rather than post. We will send all future Council Tax bills to the email address you have given above. This service is only available to people who are named on the bill. If you change your email address you must let us know straight away. You can opt out of this at any time at dover.gov.uk/paperless

Yes

About the application

Council Tax account reference (if known)

How many people over the age of 18 live in the property (including full-time students)?(Required)

About the address for which you are applying

Address(Required)

Address line 1 Address line 2 Town or city Postcode

About the student(s) living in the property

Please give the full name(s) and student information for all the full-time students living in the property, including you if appropriate.

If you live with other students but don’t have all their details, please give as much information as possible and ask them to complete this form themselves.

First name (student 1)(Required)

Last name (student 1)(Required)

The name of the university or college they study with (student 1)(Required)

Tenancy start date (if applicable) (student 1)

Day

Month

Year

Their student ID number (student 1)

Please attach a copy of their student certificate (student 1)

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 2 MB, Max. files: 2.

Are there more students living in the property?(Required)

Yes, there are more students living in the property

No, I have provided details of all the students living in the property

About the students living in the property (student 2)

Please give the full name(s) and student information for all the full-time students living in the property, including you if appropriate.

If you live with other students but don’t have all their details, please give as much information as possible and ask them to complete this form themselves.

First name (student 2)(Required)

Last name (student 2)(Required)

The name of the university or college they study with (student 2)(Required)

Tenancy start date (if applicable) (student 2)

Day

Month

Year

Their student ID number (student 2)

Please attach a copy of their student certificate (student 2)

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 2 MB, Max. files: 2.

Are there more students living in the property?(Required)

Yes, there are more students living in the property

No, I have provided details of all the students living in the property

About the students living in the property (student 3)

Please give the full name(s) and student information for all the full-time students living in the property, including you if appropriate.

If you live with other students but don’t have all their details, please give as much information as possible and ask them to complete this form themselves.

First name (student 3)(Required)

Last name (student 3)(Required)

The name of the university or college they study with (student 3)(Required)

Tenancy start date (if applicable) (student 3)

Day

Month

Year

Their student ID number (student 3)

Please attach a copy of their student certificate (student 3)

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 2 MB, Max. files: 2.

Are there more students living in the property?(Required)

Yes, there are more students living in the property

No, I have provided details of all the students living in the property

About the student(s) living in the property (student 4)

Please give the full name(s) and student information for all the full-time students living in the property, including you if appropriate.

If you live with other students but don’t have all their details, please give as much information as possible and ask them to complete this form themselves.

First name (student 4)(Required)

Last name (student 4)(Required)

The name of the university or college they study with (student 4)(Required)

Tenancy start date (if applicable) (student 4)

Day

Month

Year

Their student ID number (student 4)

Please attach a copy of their student certificate (student 4)

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 2 MB, Max. files: 2.

Are there more students living in the property?(Required)

Yes, there are more students living in the property

No, I have provided details of all the students living in the property

About the student(s) living in the property (student 5)

Please give the full name(s) and student information for all the full-time students living in the property, including you if appropriate.

If you live with other students but don’t have all their details, please give as much information as possible and ask them to complete this form themselves.

First name (student 5)(Required)

Last name (student 5)(Required)

The name of the university or college they study with (student 5)(Required)

Tenancy start date (if applicable) (student 5)

Day

Month

Year

Their student ID number (student 5)

Please attach a copy of their student certificate (student 5)

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 2 MB, Max. files: 2.

Are there more students living in the property?(Required)

Yes, there are more students living in the property

No, I have provided details of all the students living in the property

About the student(s) living in the property (student 6)

Please give the full name(s) and student information for all the full-time students living in the property, including you if appropriate.

If you live with other students but don’t have all their details, please give as much information as possible and ask them to complete this form themselves.

First name (student 6)(Required)

Last name (student 6)(Required)

The name of the university or college they study with (student 6)(Required)

Tenancy start date (if applicable) (student 6)

Day

Month

Year

Their student ID number (student 6)

Please attach a copy of their student certificate (student 6)

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 2 MB, Max. files: 2.

About other people living in the property

Are there any adults (aged over 18) living at the property who aren't full-time students?

Yes

Please give the names of all adults (aged 18 or over) living at the property who aren’t full-time students, including you if appropriate.

Full name (person 1)(Required)

Full name (person 2)

Full name (person 3)

Full name (person 4)

About the owner of the property

Do you own the property?

Yes

Full name and address of the owner of the property(Required)

About any other information

Please use this box to tell us any other information

If you have no further information to give, leave this box blank