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Are we entitled to a 25% council tax discount ?

Wibbles
Wibbles Community member Posts: 1,465 Pioneering
edited February 14 in Housing and independent living
Here is the details from my council website

What is the definition of a FULL TIME CARER ?
My wife claims CA and cares for me full time
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  • Adeline
    Adeline Community member Posts: 139 Pioneering
    She would be classed as a carer. It's usually 35 hours or more but you've passed that by her claiming CA. Have you requested the discount?
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  • calcotti
    calcotti Community member Posts: 10,011 Disability Gamechanger
    edited February 14
    You can't normally get a carer discount if the person you are caring for is your partner so I wouldn't expect you to qualify.
    https://www.turn2us.org.uk/Benefit-guides/Council-Tax-Discounts/Carers
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community member Posts: 1,465 Pioneering
    Adeline said:
    She would be classed as a carer. It's usually 35 hours or more but you've passed that by her claiming CA. Have you requested the discount?
    No I haven't yet 
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  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community member Posts: 1,465 Pioneering
    calcotti said:
    You can't normally get a carer discount if the person you are caring for is your partner so I wouldn't expect you to qualify.
    https://www.turn2us.org.uk/Benefit-guides/Council-Tax-Discounts/Carers
    So if I lived in "sin" - I would be entitled to it? 
    How can that be right? 
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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 49,744 Disability Gamechanger
    Wibbles said:
    calcotti said:
    You can't normally get a carer discount if the person you are caring for is your partner so I wouldn't expect you to qualify.
    https://www.turn2us.org.uk/Benefit-guides/Council-Tax-Discounts/Carers
    So if I lived in "sin" - I would be entitled to it? 
    How can that be right? 

    No idea what you mean by "living in sin." You can't claim 25% carers discount if you care for a partner you live with, regardless of whether you're married or not.
    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.
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  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community member Posts: 1,465 Pioneering
    So - most of the discounts are meaningless ?
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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 49,744 Disability Gamechanger
    Wibbles said:
    So - most of the discounts are meaningless ?
    No, of course they’re not. There’s lots of people that claim carers discount for CTR, I’m one of them because I care for my adult daughter that lives with me. 

    Your partner can’t claim because you live together. 
    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.
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  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community member Posts: 1,465 Pioneering
    poppy123456 said:
    Wibbles said:
    calcotti said:
    You can't normally get a carer discount if the person you are caring for is your partner so I wouldn't expect you to qualify.
    https://www.turn2us.org.uk/Benefit-guides/Council-Tax-Discounts/Carers
    So if I lived in "sin" - I would be entitled to it? 
    How can that be right? 

    No idea what you mean by "living in sin." You can't claim 25% carers discount if you care for a partner you live with, regardless of whether you're married or not.

    Living "in sin" is an old fashioned way of saying not married !
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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 49,744 Disability Gamechanger
    Yes, I had gathered that after I commented. As advised it makes no difference. 
    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.
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  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community member Posts: 1,465 Pioneering
    OK so I am looking for a disability discount in my own name
    I have been diagnosed with Parkinsonism - does that qualify as being severely disabled enough for a 50% discount? 
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  • calcotti
    calcotti Community member Posts: 10,011 Disability Gamechanger
    Wibbles said:
    OK so I am looking for a disability discount in my own name
    I have been diagnosed with Parkinsonism - does that qualify as being severely disabled enough for a 50% discount? 
    No. There is a discount for a Severe Mental Impairment. SMI could result from Parkinson's but having Parkinsons doesn't mean you have an SMI.
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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