Hi, my name is marny! Why is my daughter paying bedroom tax?

marny

bedroom tax. My daughters in a housing association 3 bed house with her 18 year old son and 14 year old daughter, shes a single mum now and gets uni credit and works . Her son does not work or claim any benefits, hes had bad OCD since covid but managed to finish college . Why does my daughter have to pay council tax when there are no empty bedrooms. Shes really struggling and works as many hours as she's allowed without having her housing benefit stopped. Her son does a lot in the house to help her so he isnt lazy just a bit scared of germs outside the house . I dont get why she's being made to pay bedroom tax . Any help would be appreciated as the person she spoke to where she pays her rent insisted she had to pay it. Just does not seem right.

Kimmy87

If she is receiving Universal Credit, her housing costs are paid via UC Housing Element.

She should add a note to her Journal asking why the bedroom tax has been applied to her claim, as her home is fully occupied.

She should also check that both her children are registered as living with her on her UC account.

poppy123456

There seems to be some confusion here. You mention bedroom tax at the start and then also mention having to pay council tax. These are 2 completely different things.

Bedroom tax applies if you have a spare bedroom. Based on the information you gave then they should each be entitled to a bedroom so no bedroom tax to pay here.

Council Tax has nothing to do with any spare bedrooms. Most working age people have to pay some council tax to your local Authority. As each one has their own rules then this isn't something I could advise on. Although usually, they will based council tax reduction on your UC award.

Please ask her to check her UC statement to see exactly what amount they are paying for her rent.