My client is a Coptic Monk in training at a monestry near Scarborough. He owns a flat in Birmingham which is mortgaged; he is in receipt of IS, and DLA HRM + MRC. He was getting CTB but they have stopped it because they say he is not resident. He started training at the monestry in May this year and has been back to the flat three times since then for medical treatment, staying 2 days each time. He is unable to say how long the training will last - could be one year could be three years.
My question is - can he be regarded as a student? within whatever definition the LA will use. If he is a student he is not liable for CT!
Or is this the wrong tack to take?
Any thoughts gratefully received
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