If everyone who lives in a property is a full time student the property is exempt from council tax. You must apply for this exemption, it is not automatic. If one of these full time students stops being a student then the property will no longer be exempt and council tax must be paid.

Properties occupied by a mix of students and non-students may be eligible for a discount. Students are 'not counted' when calculating how many people live in a property. As the charge assumes two people live in a property, if there were two people resident, but one was a full time student, then you can apply for a discount for the student resident.

Apply for student council tax exemptions and discounts online

You can apply online if you are a student at:

• University of York
• York St John University
• York College

Go straight to student exemption online form

You do not need to send us proof of your student status as your college will provide this information directly to us.

Students at other colleges

If you are a student anywhere other than the three colleges above, you must complete and sign a student council tax exemption and discount application form. You must also send us a copy of your Student Certificate(s). You can download this application form in the 'documents to download' section on this webpage.