Student Council Tax Exemptions
Dear Sheffield City Council,
Can you confirm the number of student occupied properties exempt from paying council tax for the following years and also provide the monetary value of these exemptions for each year.
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023.
I understand that student HMOS are usually classified as N exemptions and halls of residence as class M exemptions for the purposes of council tax as per previous successful requests.
Yours faithfully,
Erin Harper
Dear Erin Harper,
Thank you for your request for information relating to student council tax
exemptions which we received on 15/08/2024.
This has been logged as a Freedom of Information Request and will be dealt
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within 20 working days, by 13/09/2024. Please do not hesitate to contact
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Yours sincerely,
Sheffield City Council
PO Box 1283
Sheffield, S1 1UJ
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Dear Erin Harper,
Thank you for your request for information relating to student council tax
exemptions which we received on 15/08/2024.
Please find Sheffield City Council’s response to your request set out
below:
Financial Year Exemption N Exemption M
2017/18 14,445 4,465
2018/19 15,521 5,267
2019/20 14,467 6,086
2020/21 13,351 6,854
2021/22 13,501 8,652
2022/23 13,808 9,374
2023/24 13,209 9,095
Please note the figures provided are any accounts that had either
exemption applied for any period during the financial year, not
necessarily for the full year.
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Sheffield City Council
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Sheffield, S1 1UJ
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Subject: Re – Freedom of Information Request – Reference – FOI / 1274827
Dear Erin Harper,
Thank you for your request for information relating to student council tax
exemptions which we received on 15/08/2024.
This has been logged as a Freedom of Information Request and will be dealt
with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The reference number for
your request can be found above.
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 states that we must respond to you
within 20 working days, by 13/09/2024. Please do not hesitate to contact
us at the email address below if you have any queries.
Yours sincerely,
Sheffield City Council
PO Box 1283
Sheffield, S1 1UJ
Email: [4][Sheffield City Council request email]
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