Real life MMD: Is the council tax bill mine?

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Is the council tax bill mine?
I moved in with my two brothers after my marriage split. I receive benefits and don't have to pay council tax, but my brothers are employed full-time so do pay. They argue I should cover a third of the bill - cash I would struggle to find. If I lived alone, there'd be no council tax, and I do all the housework so do contribute.
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Check with the Benefits Agency regards housing benefit and then if able, make a claim, also explain the amount of housework you do. I am sure they would come round.
You say if you lived on your own you wouldn't pay council tax, therefore you are lucky because you have a choice. Stay with brothers and pay your share or go and live on your own and pay none....your choice.
I live with my brother and he has let me move in without any charge, whilst I find a job. His interests are in my well-being, not my already threadbare wallet.
It might then not seem to them as though you are 'not paying your way' as you have offered what you can afford, while you are getting some credit for the housework that you do.
If you are not working, then you will be at home more than your brothers (even if actively seeking jobs) and could negotiate to offset some of the bills by doing domestic stuff around the house (cleaning, cooking, shopping, washing etc) - it ain't pretty, but someone has to do it, and then you could feel partially employed. Job title - Cinderella!
Also, if you're at home through the day, you might have the TV on, and use the phone or internet to try to gain work - should you then pay more to your brothers for the use of these services?
Your brothers are being good enough to let you live with them. They have set the terms, and whilst you may feel aggrieved, they could have taken on a lodger in employment and charged a far higher rate to them.
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As others have said, maybe arrange to offset the tax with domestic chores.
Are you getting housing benefit for your proportion of the rent on the house? If you are then you are paying your way to an extent and hopefully your brothers are not viewing the situation as a finacial transaction with no support.
I could make it better myself at home. All I need is a small aubergine...
I moved to Liverpool for a better life.
And goodness, it's turned out to be better and busier!
Perhaps you could offer a token payment towards the other bills that you would have to pay and do use: electric, gas etc.
Not cheaper than having the bills split between three. Get real. He's not paying anything else so he should pay. Simples.