council tax

12Shaddow
12Shaddow Community member Posts: 2 Listener
in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Hi has anybody else been told for April they are not entitled to council tax benefit 
Im on esa and pip I'm confused  it's gone front 37 tof 90 a month 
Thankyou angie 

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  • CockneyRebel
    CockneyRebel Community member Posts: 5,195 Championing
    Hi 12Shaddow and welcome CTR is governed by each individual council. We did have a member report the same thing recently CR
  • CockneyRebel
    CockneyRebel Community member Posts: 5,195 Championing
    @Username_removed advised

    Councils cannot end their CTR scheme. They have a legal obligation.They can revise it and, as increase the minimum payment everyone pays, or, perhaps scale back the discount scheme. They cannot possibly have ended it completely though
    Read more at https://community.scope.org.uk/discussion/41482/council-tax-reduction-ctr-scheme-end#lhj6xXvXAmXbOsH6.99

  • debsidoo
    debsidoo Community member Posts: 325 Empowering
    Hi12Shaddow
    i would check with your local council on that.I do know that people who migrate from esa onto Universal Credit have to claim separately for council tax as this is not included in your claim but housing benefit is.
        Debsidoo.x
  • 12Shaddow
    12Shaddow Community member Posts: 2 Listener
    Aww thankyou I'll do that x
  • wilko
    wilko Community member Posts: 2,439 Championing
    Claiming PIP and ESA support group give you acess to extra benefits, housing and council tax discounts subject to conditions like you other income,savings investments. Ect
  • Barbiesnemesis
    Barbiesnemesis Community member Posts: 84 Empowering
    Hello @12Shaddow you might like to check if you are on contributions based ESA or income based ESA, as I think the DWP only pay contributions based ESA for one year. If that is the case for you, you can claim council tax reduction as someone on a low income instead.
  • Nystagmite
    Nystagmite Community member Posts: 595 Empowering
    Barbiesnemesis said:
    Hello @12Shaddow you might like to check if you are on contributions based ESA or income based ESA, as I think the DWP only pay contributions based ESA for one year. If that is the case for you, you can claim council tax reduction as someone on a low income instead.
    The one year limit doesn't apply to support group ESA.
  • Barbiesnemesis
    Barbiesnemesis Community member Posts: 84 Empowering
    OK, thanks Nystagmite.
  • janejr
    janejr Community member Posts: 150 Empowering
    It's all to confusing for me. Last year I paid 21 pound a month and this year it's dropped to 7pound a month. I'm single and on pip and esa so not sure how this has happened as haven't had a change in circumstances. Hope they've got it right and don't tell me at a later date I owe them more
  • CockneyRebel
    CockneyRebel Community member Posts: 5,195 Championing
    Hi janejr

    Might be besst to bite the bullet and check with your council now

    CR

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