Council tax

Catherine21

On legacy I get council tax paid heard you have to pay full council tax on UC

poppy123456

It’s not quite correct for everyone. Some people that claim UC also work so there may not be any entitlement to Council Tax reduction.

Some people don’t work and claim UC so yes there’s likely to be some entitlement. The majority of working age people have to pay a small contribution for their council tax.

Council tax reduction when claiming UC will be based on your UC entitlement because mostly they will use your UC statement to work out entitlement.

As all Local Authorities have their own rules I won’t be able to give advice on what entitlement there would be when you do migrate to UC.

Kimmy87

Some councils treat UC differently to legacy benefits.

However i've yet to hear of anyone previously eligible for a high/full Council Tax Reduction having to pay 100% under UC.

Catherine21

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/953198#Comment_953198

Hi poppy hope your well From a legacy group one lady said From esa to uc she has to pay 160 I'm deleting that group

Catherine21

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/953209#Comment_953209

OK thankyou hope your well