Silly Question RE Council Tax

Boppy_2

This morning i receive a letter stating i am in arrears with council tax for 2008/2009 which is fair enough maybe i am, except we have had our council tax paid for since March due to me being ill at the moment and my husband been carer.

What are the chances of them being wrong? Obviously i need to phone them either way because i can't afford to pay it before the date they state but i just wondered if i should question it or not.

MrsKelly_2

If you are in doubt then question it afterall if they say it is a mistake it means you don't have worry about finding the money but if they say it is correct you can arrange a payment plan with them (if you are on Benefits it wont be a large amount).

simpywimpy

If you've been on council tax benefit and haven't had a noticification to say you are no longer entitled etc, then it is probably a mistake. Don't be afraid of phoning to ask. Good luck with it.

If it is an overdue amount, it will only get worse if you ignore it and they can only take what you can afford to pay but the sooner you arrange that, the better

Thrifty-saver

I agree with simpywimpy. for the cost of a phone call, it's worth it. A similar thing happened to my aunt (who is 91) with her council rent, although she knew she had paid up to date. Took a month for the council to get their act together after we contacted them, & her payments went to some-one elses account. Eventually, she ended up with 6 months rent free (as a goodwill gesture, after we blagged that her health had been affected at her age by the sheer worry of it all)

Boppy_2

Thank you everyone, i will give them a ring on Monday morning to find out for definite. I can't see it been right, it's not a lot of money but I just didn't think I owed anything. All confusing. Thanks again.