Council tax reduction

princessj
princessj Online Community Member Posts: 27 Listener
in Benefits and income

Hi everyone

While my UC claim is been processed my council tax is suspended and I have notified them of this. I have been asked for two months bank statements, confirmation of who lives with me and my UC statement when I receive it. Do they normally ask for all these if I migrated from ESA?

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  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 8,706 Championing

    Each local council operates a different scheme so we can't advise on individual cases from here.

    Some councils treat UC differently to legacy benefits and the amount payable can change.

    I don't think what they've asked for is unusual given you basically have had a change of circumstances.

  • princessj
    princessj Online Community Member Posts: 27 Listener

    @Kimmy87 thankyou. I was just wandering why I would need to provide all these as I’ve migrated over and would’ve thought that all I needed to submit was my UC statement

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 8,706 Championing

    Perhaps they are taking the opportunity to do a claim review at the same time 😊

    Efficiency does strike at local authorities sometimes lol 😂

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