Young adults who are in or leaving education

People in your household who are over 18 but under 20 are not counted for council tax if they are:

• still in education and/or;
• someone is receiving Child Benefit for them

If we do not count this person and there are less than two adults in the property that are counted for council tax, you may be entitled to a discount.

You need to have a MyGuildford account to apply for this discount online. If you do not have a MyGuildford account you can set one up.

Register or sign into your MyGuildford account (opens new window)

If you have not yet registered to access your council tax account online, there are more steps. You can then link your online council tax account to your MyGuildford.

To complete this step you will need the following information:

• your council tax reference number - found on your latest bill
• your name exactly as it appears on your council tax bill
• your property postcode
• if you have applied for Local Council Tax Support or have been named on a council tax support application, you will also need to provide your national insurance number. This provides an additional level of security

Once you have linked your council tax account, you can go to the 'account summary' screen. You will see a list of 'quick links' on the right-hand side. You need to select the 'apply for or cancel a disregard' link.

You need to supply the following information:

• the name of the person in the household who is over 18, has left school or is still receiving Child Benefit
• the date they moved in with you or the date they turned 18

• upload a letter from the school or college that confirms that the person is still a full-time student

If one of the adults in your home is a school or college leaver they are not counted for council tax if:

• they are between 18 and 20 years old and;

• they left school or college after 30 April and before 31 October in any year

You can ask us to not to count this person for council tax until the 1st November the same year. If we do not count this person it means there are less than two adults in the property that are counted for council tax. This means you may be entitled to a discount.

You need to have a MyGuildford account to apply for this discount online. If you do not have a MyGuildford account you can set one up.

Register or sign into your MyGuildford account (opens new window)

If you have not yet registered to access your council tax account online, there are more steps. You can then link your online council tax account to your MyGuildford. 

To complete this step you will need the following information:

• your council tax reference number - found on your latest bill
• your name exactly as it appears on your council tax bill
• your property postcode

• if you have applied for Local Council Tax Support or have been named on a council tax support application, you will also need to provide your national insurance number. This provides an additional level of security

Once you have linked your council tax account, you can go to the 'account summary' screen. You will see a list of 'quick links' on the right-hand side. You need to select the 'apply for or cancel a disregard' link.

You need to supply the following information:

• the name of the person in the household who is over 18, has left school or is still receiving Child Benefit

• the date that they left school or college

You may no longer qualify for the discount if:

• someone in the household stops being a full-time student, or
• someone moves into your household who is counted for council tax 

You can tell us about any changes online if you have a MyGuildford account. If you do not have a MyGuildford account you can set one up.

Register or sign into your MyGuildford account (opens new window)

If you have not yet registered to access your council tax account online, there are more steps. You can then link your online council tax account to your MyGuildford.

To complete this step you will need the following information:

• your council tax reference number - found on your latest bill
• your name exactly as it appears on your council tax bill
• your property postcode
• if you have applied for Local Council Tax Support or have been named on a council tax support application, you will also need to provide your national insurance number. This provides an additional level of security

Once you have linked your council tax account, you can go to the 'account summary' screen. You will see a list of 'quick links' on the right-hand side.

You can use the 'apply for or cancel a disregard' or 'apply for or cancel a exemption' links to tell us about the change.

If there is a change to your discount or exemption, we will send you a new bill.

We will contact you if we need any further information.

If you are entitled to a discount, we will send you a new bill.