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Subject: Council tax & students

Reference: WBC-FOI-00389

I am looking for data on the number of properties where the residents are claiming exemptions or discounts on their council tax bills on the grounds some or all are students.

Firstly, can you provide me with data for the last available financial year on the number of properties paying council tax in your council area broken down by band.

Secondly, can you provide me with the number of those properties which claimed the student exemption, again broken down by council tax band. If you are able to separate out which ones claim full and which ones claim partial exemption, that would be ideal.

Response

Full Disclosure - 9 February 2023

Request for Information - WBC-FOI-00389 - Council tax & students

I refer to your request for information received on 11 January 2023. Please see the information below in response to your request: -

Firstly, can you provide me with data for the last available financial year on the number of properties paying council tax in your council area broken down by band?

Secondly, can you provide me with the number of those properties which claimed the student exemption, again broken down by council tax band. If you are able to separate out which ones claim full and which ones claim partial exemption, that would be ideal?

Full class n exemption

Count of Council Tax Property Band2 Column Labels

Row Labels CLASS N

A 53

B 93

C 254

D 227

E 231

F 264

G 66

H 4

(blank)

Grand Total 1192

Partial exemption (disregard discount as all occupiers except one are students)

Count of Council Tax Property Band Column Labels

Row Labels STUDENT(F) STUDENT(L) (blank) Grand Total

A 25 25

B 86 86

C 314 1 315

D 240 240

E 146 146

F 132 132

G 43 43

H 4 4

(blank)

Grand Total 990 1 991

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