Council tax - PIP counted as earnings

moonbeam100 Community Member Posts: 1 Listener

August 4 edited August 4 in Current affairs

Hi just join so not sure how it works,but just what to let you know that leicester city council have found away to take some of your pip award off you by counting it as earnings cheers andy burnham

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  SwiftFox Community Member Posts: 1,476 Championing

  August 4

  How is it Burnhams fault, he’s only been there 2 weeks 😂😂😂Some people really.

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  Rachel_Scope Posts: 4,383 Online Community Team

  August 4

  Hi @moonbeam100 and welcome to the community. I'm sorry you're affected by this. The decision to count PIP as income is made by the council themselves. Are you coping financially?

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  SheffieldMan1976 Posts: 3,327 Connected

  August 4

  https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/148139/council-tax

  False, back when I lived in an HA Flat, I was paying Council tax at the significantly reduced rate of £17 a month, even though I was on enhanced rate PIP.

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  ChrisR777 Community Member Posts: 1,504 Championing

  August 4

  I think the decision was approved by the leader of your local council, not the PM.

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  Rachel_Scope Posts: 4,383 Online Community Team

  August 4

  @SheffieldMan1976 not all councils count PIP as income so your experience may be different.

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  luvpink Community Member Posts: 5,260 Championing

  August 5

  https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1142666#Comment_1142666

  I pay £160 a month.

  All I get is single person rebate at 25%

  I'm not entitled to any help or with my rent.

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  SwiftFox Community Member Posts: 1,476 Championing

  August 5

  I get no help with being a pensioner, you have to be on pension credit.

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