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Leigh14
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Can anyone offer advice on this please. I am receiving UC and LWRCA. As we all know, council tax has increased. Last year, due to COVID, I was lucky enough to get a discount which reduced my monthly bill to £18.00, rather than the original payment of £37.00 (an increase of £10.00 from the year before) This year it will be £39.00.
I’m wondering what other benefits they may include when they decide on reductions? Hoping someone here might have some knowledge on it. I cannot get hold of my local council, due to covid, they aren’t really in the offices. I tried a benefit calculator, and that brought my monthly figure down to £3 something.
Sorry, that’s a long post?
I’m wondering what other benefits they may include when they decide on reductions? Hoping someone here might have some knowledge on it. I cannot get hold of my local council, due to covid, they aren’t really in the offices. I tried a benefit calculator, and that brought my monthly figure down to £3 something.
Sorry, that’s a long post?
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The amount of CTR varies now from council to council, where I live its 90% 3 miles down the road its 60%2024 The year of the general election...the time for change is coming 💡
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Hi there
Council tax reduction is different for each council and the criteria for which benefits count are set by the local council so we are unable to advise
The covid discount received last year hasn't been granted this year I dont think it hadn't on mine so may just have been a one off
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Leigh14 said: I’m wondering what other benefits they may include when they decide on reductions?Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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@janer1967 I can't find it now but i'm sure I read somewhere that the £150 would apply again this financial year, but looks like I might be wrong as I can find no reference to it2024 The year of the general election...the time for change is coming 💡
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@woodbine I had my bill the other day and there is no covid reduction on mine
I didnt get £150 last year but the amount I got took my bill to zero so got a refund for payments I had already made -
I've just had my bill in which suggests it's not free again this year and I'll have to pay £5 a month - perfectly content to pay that myself though.
Last year it was £8 a month (before the reduction came in) and I have absolutely no idea why it would be cheaper this year. I did gain PIP, SDP and the 1bed rate of HB during the year. Are any of those likely to give a greater discount?
It's not a complaint at all, I'm just intrigued! -
janer1967 said:@woodbine I had my bill the other day and there is no covid reduction on mine
I didnt get £150 last year but the amount I got took my bill to zero so got a refund for payments I had already madeInformation I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK. -
OverlyAnxious said:I've just had my bill in which suggests it's not free again this year and I'll have to pay £5 a month - perfectly content to pay that myself though.
Last year it was £8 a month (before the reduction came in) and I have absolutely no idea why it would be cheaper this year. I did gain PIP, SDP and the 1bed rate of HB during the year. Are any of those likely to give a greater discount?
It's not a complaint at all, I'm just intrigued!Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK. -
Thankyou to each and everyone of you for your replies. I cannot understand how, when I was working 3/4 years ago, my CT was the same amount as it is now! Think I need to look into it further. All very confusing?
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Im not sure if it’s national or just my local authority.However I got my CT bill March 1st and a separate email saying they are applying the £150 discount again and will show up on CT accounts from 1st April.
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MarkN88 said:Im not sure if it’s national or just my local authority.However I got my CT bill March 1st and a separate email saying they are applying the £150 discount again and will show up on CT accounts from 1st April.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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@calcotti yes I know you cant get more than the liability that's why I said it took my bill to zero
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calcotti said:I have seen that a number of councils are doing that but haven't been able to find information on what finance government has provided to support that and therefore whether we can expect all councils to do it.I did check out 4 neighbouring councils and they have on their websites too about offering the discount.Time will tell I suppose.
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Could be all councils have received money and they chose to spend it differently?2024 The year of the general election...the time for change is coming 💡
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janer1967 said:@calcotti yes I know you cant get more than the liability that's why I said it took my bill to zeroInformation I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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Thanks, Mike. I didn’t think to check budget announcements. (I’m going to ignore your dig at our internet searching skills.)
So what will have happened, due to the timing, is that council’s have prepared and issued bills before the announcement and will now have to issue revised bills. Wouldn’t It be good if government announced things a bit more in advance.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK. -
My issue has been a mistake, and totally confusing to say the least. My son is at college and will be going to Uni later this year. On my CT bill, they have him down as a non-independent. I may still have to pay this higher amount until September!
Have emailed them, and hopefully will get sorted???? -
This council tax business is so very complicated and confusing.
My circumstances haven’t changed for the last few years, apart from the extra £20 for UC. The last council tax bill was reduced due to Covid. I’m now being told this morning that every year, UC notify Council Tax of current situations, and because of this, mine has increased!
The only thing I know of that has changed is the £20 extra (until September) Surely, they wouldn’t increase council tax because of that would they? -
Leigh14 said: The only thing I know of that has changed is the £20 extra (until September) Surely, they wouldn’t increase council tax because of that would they?Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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I contacted them last week and was informed that it was because of son’s status, and would be updated once I was able to provide proof of him going to Uni in Sept. This I did, and rang again this morning to then be told the bill would remain the same!
Instead of having me as a single person discount on the bill, it states that the discount is for child benefit (which I still receive)
I asked why the amount had changed, when I’m still receiving exactly the same from UC as last year, and have simply been told, it’s because of the amount that UC have told them I receive. He quoted the figure, and yes, it’s what I receive, but still couldn’t explain why I’m paying £20 more than I was two years ago.
Perhaps it’s just me, but it doesn’t sound correct.
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