Claim what you are owed.

bonsibabe

I wouldn't think so Jane, your child is still a disabled dependant, it's worth checking to see if you are entitled. I only know about disabled spouses as I'm a disabled wife, but I would take a chance and ask the clerks about it.

It's worth a try. If the wee one is registered as a dependant with special needs with your hubby's MCM div, then I would check and see if you are allowed to get it as well.

Good luck hun, I hope you get it, it may not be much but like they say "every little helps". x

peterg1965

mummyjane wrote: »

I presume that this isn't the case if you have a disabled child receiving DLA?

Jane

If you have your own property and have some form of adaptions for the disabled child, ie. bath aids or dedicated room, then you are entitled to a lower Council Tax banding, ie. the banding goes down one level and this can be backdated. I am unsure if there is a smilar arrangement for the paying of CT in Service Housing.

Renovatio

Thanks to the previous posters for putting me onto this.

The overacrching reference is:
JSP 754
Chapter 9
Section 6 "Contributions in leiu of council tax"
Para 09.0608 lists the eligibility for discounts.

At first glance the rules laid down here would preclude most disabled spouses from receiving the 25% discount, however the application form:

JS Form JPA E003 - Claim for Council Tax 25% Single Householder Discount, does list an additional box on the bottom, "Disabled spouse (as defined by Single Service Regulations)".

My pay office was unable to help with substantiating where this definition is listed and the form offers no references :mad:, however i have now eventually found it:j:

PAM Part 2 - Regular Army Administrative Procedures (V3.0) Army Code 63791
Chapter 5 - Pay Documentation
Section 7 - Refunds / Rebates and Compensation
Para 02.05311 Disabled Spouse. "A disabled spouse is one who is in receipt of a disability allowance, or able to prove his/her incapacity to work for 28 weeks."

Get your claims in:beer:

moneymiser_3

Renovatio, it looks like you've certainly been digging around on this one ! But can you just clarify, it sounds very much like this discount is for SPOUSES only and not for other dependants, ie children ? Or is this a case of different peoples interpretations ?

Tigersfan

Here is a couple more for claiming.

If you are deployed overseas and live in private accom (NOT in the block Im afraid) you can now claim 25% of your coincil tax back. I think this was if you were away for a miniunm of 4 mths but now I believe it's if you qualify for LSA. Just had two 1 month trips to Oman and filled in the form, got about 23 quid each time.

Also if you wrk for more than 4hrs in temp over 40deg you can claim for that too. Only problem with that 1 is if the calim is not put in during the 1st 5days of the month you miss that months pay run, but unlike other claims, it doesn't automatically go on to the next months pay, you have to re-submit the forms. After findng that out we were lucky our HR saves them for us and does it for us the following month.

Hope this in some interestng news

wagster_2

Tigersfan wrote: »

Here is a couple more for claiming.

If you are deployed overseas and live in private accom (NOT in the block Im afraid) you can now claim 25% of your coincil tax back. I think this was if you were away for a miniunm of 4 mths but now I believe it's if you qualify for LSA. Just had two 1 month trips to Oman and filled in the form, got about 23 quid each time.

COUNCIL TAX RELIEF FOR ‘OPERATONAL’ SERVICE OVERSEAS

ISSUE

The MOD has recently announced the welcome extension of the Council Tax Relief (CTR) scheme to all overseas ‘operational’ areas, beyond the previous limitation to Iraq, Afghanistan and discrete areas. With effect from 1 Feb 08, Service personnel who are ‘operationally’ deployed or serving on temporary duty will be eligible to claim CTR for the period of their duty in the following overseas areas: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bosnia, British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI), Diego Garcia, Iraq, Kosovo, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, RN Ships in receipt of Deployment Welfare Package (DWP) (Overseas) and all UN Operations. PJHQ may also designate other areas as ‘operations’ at their discretion.

KEY POINTS

• CTR eligibility is extended with effect from 1 Feb 08 to include all ‘operational’ locations listed above. The value of CTR is approximately £93 for a 4-month tour and payment is planned to commence on 1 Apr 08.

• CTR applies only to those who continue to pay UK CT or Rates in Northern Ireland, or Contributions In Lieu of Council Tax (CILOCT) if living in Service Accommodation, throughout the period of their deployment or time in the ‘operational’ area.
BACKGROUND

The Defence Secretary, Des Browne , announced on 25 Sep 07 that Armed Forces personnel in receipt of Operational Allowance (OA) would be eligible to claim CTR from 1 Oct 07 . Subsequently, on 28 Jan 08 the Minister announced that with effect from 1 Feb 08, eligibility would be widened to include all ‘operational’ locations, including the BFSAI.

CTR is designed to offset 25% of the average CT bill and equates to approximately £140 for a 6-month tour or £93 for a 4-month tour. There is no qualifying period for CTR; the payment will be calculated as a daily rate (currently 76p per day) and paid as a tax-free lump sum based on the number of days in theatre. CTR will be paid to those who continue to pay UK CT or Rates in Northern Ireland or CILOCT, when living in Service Accommodation, throughout the period of their deployment. CTR payments are planned to commence on 1 Apr 08. With effect from 1 Feb 08, aircrew and other personnel who fly into or over a CTR qualifying area will only be eligible to claim CTR if they spend at least one night in the operational area.

All Service personnel are eligible for CTR, including mobilised Reserves and Full Time Reservists provided they have paid UK CT or Rates in Northern Ireland, or CILOCT. Any Service personnel who have already agreed a CT discount with their local authority for time spent deployed from the UK will not be eligible to claim a further CTR from the MOD. Detailed regulations on CTR will be promulgated in JSP 754.

Frequently Asked Questions
Who pays council tax?
[FONT=Arial,Arial]All Service personnel who own or rent a private property remain liable to pay council tax on their own property to the local authority. [/FONT]
Who pays CILOCT?

[FONT=Arial,Arial]All Service accommodation in England, Scotland and Wales is formally exempt from the council tax regime and MOD instead pays CILOCT to local authorities, broadly equivalent to the amount of tax that would otherwise be due. The average contribution, determined by the type of property occupied, is then recovered from Service occupants with their accommodation charge. [/FONT]
Will this payment affect any discount Service personnel have already agreed with their local authority?
[FONT=Arial,Arial]No. It is MOD’s intention, as part of the administrative arrangements for the new scheme, to exclude personnel from payment if they have already negotiated a discount from local authorities for being absent on operational deployment. [/FONT]
What has been previously announced on Council Tax?
[FONT=Arial,Arial]On 25 September 2007, SofS announced that Council Tax Relief, some £140 based on a 6 month tour, will be paid to those in receipt of the Operational Allowance with effect from 1 April 2008, backdated to 1 October 2007. It was also announced that the scheme would be extended to other Service personnel deployed on operations overseas in due course. [/FONT]
What is being announced today?
[FONT=Arial,Arial]The Council Tax Relief payment is being extended to all other Service personnel deployed overseas on operations from 1 April 2008, backdated to 1 February 2008. [/FONT]

Who will it be paid to?
[FONT=Arial,Arial]The additional payment will be paid only to those who actually pay council tax or Contributions In Lieu Of Council Tax (CILOCT) for Service Family Accommodation. [/FONT]
What about those in Single Living Accommodation (SLA) paying CILOCT?
[FONT=Arial,Arial]For those in SLA, CILOCT charges cease when deployed on operations. [/FONT]
How many personnel will benefit from this payment?
[FONT=Arial,Arial]Based on current deployment levels in Afghanistan, Iraq and the wider population deployed overseas on operations, we estimate some 13,000 will be council tax/CILOCT payers. [/FONT]
Why £140?
[FONT=Arial,Arial]This equates to a 25% discount on an average council tax bill in England for a 6-month period. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]Wouldn’t a statutory (i.e. permanent) scheme be better? We will continue to liaise with the Department for Communities and Local Government and devolved administrations about the feasibility in the longer term of a statutory discount scheme to ensure that assistance takes account of actual council tax bills. [/FONT]

sina_ism

The weekend claim for food back at non PAYD establishments is OK. If you then go to eat in the mess you MUST sign in else you are committing fraud.
It is well worth doing any weekend you don't stay in.
Even if you are off elsewhere but not home it is a must to claim for. At £3.89 a day, everybodies a winner!

strong96

So do i have this right, when we lived in our own house i got 25% discount on council tax because im registered disabled, now we're married and living in quarters we are still entitled to the 25% discount on our ciloct because i'm registered disabled?????????
if so who do we contact, the regiment know i'm DLA we are posted to germany next year and forms for our quarter were put in with DLA letters ensuring they dont try putting me in a flat.

bonsibabe

strong - I would make sure that your regt know that you are disabled and that they know that you cannot live in a flat.

Unfortunately we are still waiting for the regt we just left to sort out our ciloct rebate. They have mysteriously lost 4 copies of the paperwork proving my disability and are now refusing to sort out the £3000 rebate and are just trying to fob us off with £700! Probably because OH is no longer in the army they think that they can just muck us about. unfortunately jpa are trying to sort it out as well without success as they need confirmation from the unit, who are now funnily enough on leave!

But a huge thank you to Renovatio for finding the regulations that I can use to prove that we are entitled - you are a star mate!

strong96

thanks for reply, with our form for quarter to germany we have copies of dwp showing im high rate mobility and the smo here is writing a letter to attach aswell stating i cannot be put in a flat and need a house, with regards to ciloct whats the regs we can quote to the regiment as ours are a waste of air unfortunately they can never get anything right.