Council Tax Benefit

Dekota

Hi there,

Can anyone give advice on this situation:

- 3 adults living in house, mum, me (24) and my sis (20)
- Mum is on esa and dla and has a severe mental disabilty, sis is on jsa and I'm on IS and CA

The council tax bill comes on my mums name and I was wondering if she qualifies for any discount? Any help would be appreciated, thanks

miduck

Does she not already receive Council Tax Benefit?

You asked the same question in October ...

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4234571

Dekota

miduck wrote: »

Does she not already receive Council Tax Benefit?

You asked the same question in October ...

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4234571

Hi yes I asked before

She used to recieve it until she was moved from income support to esa and now she doesn't recieve it.

I was going to start a new claim for her until I realised that my sis now counts as an adult since last year and has left full time education so wondering if there is 3 adults and 1 has a severe disability, if there is any benefit she can claim?

Bianchiblue

Yes she should apply without delay. If Mum receives the care componenet of DLA she will be entitled to Maximum CTB.

In addition she should find out why CTB was stopped when she moved from IS to ESA, as this is a change of circs that should not have ended CTB and her claim should simply of been adjusted to pay based on an income of ESA rather than IS. The council should all this information