Re: Council Tax student exemption. You will need to phone the authority to whom you would pay Council Tax if you were not exempt to find out their particular requirements. They may get electronic student lists from your college/uni, they may just take details, or they may ask you for a letter from college/uni showing details of your course. It's very quick to sort out so hopefully a quick call Monday will get it sorted, oh and a statement to cancel housing benefit, although if you tell them over the phone sometimes that's enough given they may already know of your change in circumstances.