CTax

Anthony1234
Anthony1234 Online Community Member Posts: 23 Listener
in Money and bills

Hi,

Just a query abt Council Tax Hope you can help me. If on LCWRA & PIP. Would I be fully exempted from CT. What is the procedure? What month does CT start? For 2026. What is the threshold of savings as my money was owing to me by pip & Dwp .will this be disregarded as its not classed as saving..

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  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 8,568 Championing

    Council Tax Reduction is decided on at a local level and each local authority has different rules for this meaning it's very hard to advise on individual cases from here.

    Youf local authority website should have all the details.

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 5,799 Championing

    Council Tax years are the same as income tax years. April to March. Most people pay CT by direct debit, split into 10 payments. No payments are made in February and March on that system.

    They use different thresholds for savings, I have seen £6k, £10k and £16k used in different areas. Benefits backpay generally has a disregarded period, but that could only be 12 months if it was less than £5000 for example.

    Nowadays it is rare for people on PIP & LCWRA to get a 100% reduction and pay nothing. Most people have to pay something towards it. As above, your local council website should have the information, and you can usually apply for Council Tax Reduction through the website as well.

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