Please note that the Council tax is a tax on property and not on individuals. If the student(s) and personal assistants are living in property "owned or managed" by the University then they will be exempt from council tax, since such property is exempted from council tax. However, if they are living in a private property then they will have to pay the tax though it will be reduced by 50%.
Further details from the Department of Environment. The address is:
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> We have some disabled students coming next year who need accommodation with
> adjoining room and live-in personal assistants. We have been told that
> having an employed person living in the halls makes ALL the other students
> liable for Council Tax. Does anyone know how to get round this problem
> please?
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