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Council tax

Miarose17
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Hi my name is nev im on pip but standard im on uc but me and my wife get esa ive just been put in the lcwra group my wifes in lcw now we have put in for help with the council tax there saying we have to pay £80 a month is this right can someone help please thanks
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All local Authorities have their own rules for council tax reduction so i won't be able to give any advice regarding that.
I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help. -
Agreed. It may be worth typing in your local authority in to Google and looking for their council tax calculator on there.
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It's odd where we live CTS is 90% 2 miles down the road its only 10% @Miarose17 might the £80 a month include some CT debt?Seasons greetings to one and all 🎄🎅🏻🌲
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woodbine said:It's odd where we live CTS is 90% 2 miles down the road its only 10% ..Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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Hi, I have also recently had my Dorset council tax rate over doubled, the council have included my LCWRA as earnings, yet on the bill explaining it shows up as care rate.
2 things seem strange for 6 months they did not include this payment as earnings and our council have a very low rate of what the government says I need to live off.
I've done my investigation and found that according to the councils own paperwork of what is not included in earnings is LCWRA, so I've emailed yhis info and waiting a response I'll inclue the email on next post. -
Thanks for this info, please can you clarify two points for me:1) how the amount needed to live of is derived, there stated £279.04 ?I can only find gov states saying it should be 60% of the national mean wage that is 30k x 0.6 = £18,000Or £346 per week.2) Why has the Limited capability to work element (LCWRA) been included in earnings as care?Am I reading out dated information!
Dorset Council
Council Tax Reduction Scheme
S13A and Schedule 1a of the Local Government Finance Act 1992Page 123/4
Schedule 3
Sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earningsSub section 5
(d) being credited with earnings on the grounds of incapacity for work or limited capability for work
under regulation 8B of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975Thanks for your help on these points.
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Your personal allowance is set out on page 37 of the CTR schemehttps://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/documents/35024/300105/Dorset+Council+-+Council+Tax+Reduction+Scheme.pdf/d43f05e6-17af-ac25-3bab-d269135cc16a
The calculation of your income as a UC calculation is set out on page 39. This takes into account the amount of your total UC award as income.
Schedule 3 deals with disregards from the calculation of earnings. UC is not earnings. In any case the SS (Credits) Regs 1975 have anything to do with LCWRA.
Schedule 4 is the relevant schedule which deals with disregards from the calculation of unearned income.
As a UC claimant your CTR entitlement is based on your UC entitled. Your personal allowance is determined by your maximum UC entitlement and the UC payable is taken as income.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK. -
calcotti said:Your personal allowance is set out on page 37 of the CTR schemehttps://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/documents/35024/300105/Dorset+Council+-+Council+Tax+Reduction+Scheme.pdf/d43f05e6-17af-ac25-3bab-d269135cc16a
The calculation of your income as a UC calculation is set out on page 39. This takes into account the amount of your total UC award as income.
Schedule 3 deals with disregards from the calculation of earnings. UC is not earnings. In any case the SS (Credits) Regs 1975 have anything to do with LCWRA.
Schedule 4 is the relevant schedule which deals with disregards from the calculation of unearned income.
As a UC claimant your CTR entitlement is based on your UC entitled. Your personal allowance is determined by your maximum UC entitlement and the UC payable is taken as income.
According to this statement my UC = basic uc+lcwra and this should then govern the amount I need to live off combined.
Yet DC are separating these amounts for the calculation of need to live off. If I understand it right.
What I'm more focused on though is this regulation:
Dorset Council
Council Tax Reduction Scheme
S13A and Schedule 1a of the Local Government Finance Act 1992
As the regulation does not seem to be being adhered.
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