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Council tax question
Katykat
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We've just received our council tax bill and this time I have actually read the information booklet that they send which I usually throw away. Anyway, in the section about discounts it says that if a person is a carer for someone other than a spouse, partner or child, then that person can be disregarded when counting towards council tax. It isn't really very clear. Does the person who is being cared for have to live with the carer? My OH is a carer for his mum but she doesn't live with us. She doesn'tpay council tax because she has dementia, but me and OH pay full CTax on our house. Does this rule mean that OH could be disregarded on our C tax?
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I think you will find it defines a carer as living with the person being cared for, and who is not a "disqualified relative" Here for example is an application form.Disclaimer : Everything I write on this forum is my opinion. I try to be an even-handed poster and accept that you at times may not agree with these opinions or how I choose to express them, this is not my problem. The Disabled : If years cannot be added to their lives, at least life can be added to their years - Alf Morris - ℜ0
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It isn't really very clear. Does the person who is being cared for have to live with the carer? My OH is a carer for his mum but she doesn't live with us.
To be a carer in this instance you need to be resident in the property.I no longer work in Council Tax Recovery but instead work as a specialist Council Tax paralegal assisting landlords and Council Tax payers with council tax disputes and valuation tribunals. My views are my own reading of the law and you should always check with the local authority in question.0 -
Thanks for clarifying that.:smileyhea A SMILE COSTS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING0
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