Council Tax Support 500% increase in Council Tax - not so supportive

Thomas_Hardy

mysterywoman10 wrote: »

I'll try and find where I read it a couple of days ago. ukscanking

It was stated the the same exemptions still applied as they did before i.e. someone who had a severe mental impairment and were on DLA HRC.

What it means is you are discounted from the property so it would depend on who else is living there etc. is my understanding.

Those on HRC have never been automatically exempt. They would need to meet one of the other criteria, such as the smi one mentioned. The DLA award does not come into it.

pipkin71

mysterywoman10 wrote: »

I'll try and find where I read it a couple of days ago. ukscanking

It was stated the the same exemptions still applied as they did before i.e. someone who had a severe mental impairment and were on DLA HRC.

What it means is you are discounted from the property so it would depend on who else is living there etc. is my understanding.

You are correct that those with a severe mental impairment would be exempt but if they lived with another adult, there will still be some council tax to pay.

As difficult as having cancer is, it doesn't fall under severe mental impairment.

Here is the list:

Who doesn’t count?

These people are not counted as adults for Council Tax:

• children under 18
• people on apprentice schemes
• 18 and 19-year-olds in full-time education
• full-time college and university students
• young people under 25 who get funding from the Skills Funding Agency or Young People’s Learning Agency
• student nurses
• foreign language assistants registered with the British Council
• people with a severe mental disability
• live-in carers who look after someone who isn’t their partner, spouse or child
• diplomats

pipkin71

Thomas_Hardy wrote: »

Those on HRC have never been automatically exempt. They would need to meet one of the other criteria, such as the smi one mentioned. The DLA award does not come into it.

That's correct.

Since the changes, some councils are giving those on DLA council tax support, which means they do not have to pay but it really depends on each council as not all are using DLA as an exemption.

ukscanking

It doesn't say what Severe Mental Impairment actually includes. ie. is Aspergers Syndrome included/ What about someone with short term memory loss or someone who is suicidal who's under a mental health team, having looked at the link provided (many thanks) it is not conclusive as to what exactly they mean,

Thanks again

Thomas_Hardy

ukscanking wrote: »

It doesn't say what Severe Mental Impairment actually includes. ie. is Aspergers Syndrome included/ What about someone with short term memory loss or someone who is suicidal who's under a mental health team, having looked at the link provided (many thanks) it is not conclusive as to what exactly they mean,

Thanks again

The Severe Mental Impairment criteria is a very high one to meet. With no disrespect meant (to you or to those that meet the standard), it is unlikely you would be able to post such clear and coherent posts if you met the criteria.

Errata

From a local government website -

There are two conditions which must be met in order for a person to be classed as Severely Mentally Impaired.

1. A medical practitioner must state in a certificate that the person is severely mentally impaired. A person is severely mentally impaired if he has a severe impairment of intelligence and social functioning (however caused) which appears to be permanent.
2. The person must be entitled to a qualifying benefit, such as Incapacity Benenfit, Attendance Allowance and Severe Disablement Allowance.

MissMoneypenny

mysterywoman10 wrote: »

I really do not know why you are persisting with personalising the argument

With all due respect, may I suggest that if you don't want me to reply to you about what you called "my assumptions", then it might be better for you if you stop quoting my posts and addressing your posts to me in the main body of your post.

It would be very rude of me not to reply to someone who has addressed their post to me; as you have done.

Own_My_Own

Well after all the waiting and worrying about my bill, I finally got it today.

It is for the whole amount with no amount with no benefit/support deductions. With the bill was a letter saying that if you are in receipt of CT benefit on the 31st March you will automatically be transferred to the new scheme, and a new bill will be sent out then.

So I have another wait to find out how much more I need to pay this year. They are just asking for trouble. How are people on low incomes supposed to budget, when they still won't tell them what the amount to pay is.

mysterywoman10

MissMoneypenny wrote: »

With all due respect, may I suggest that if you don't want me to reply to you about what you called "my assumptions", then it might be better for you if you stop quoting my posts and addressing your posts to me in the main body of your post.

It would be very rude of me not to reply to someone who has addressed their post to me; as you have done.

I think you need to look back as to how you also address posts to people.

lulugirl

ukscanking wrote: »

It doesn't say what Severe Mental Impairment actually includes. ie. is Aspergers Syndrome included/ What about someone with short term memory loss or someone who is suicidal who's under a mental health team, having looked at the link provided (many thanks) it is not conclusive as to what exactly they mean,

Thanks again

I had my bill today & I am exempt as I have a severe mental impairment. I downloaded the form from the council website and my Gp had to sign it that he agreed I had this impairment for council tax purposes. I have been under a mental health team for over 10 years . I'm not sure there is an actual list of what conditions this covers.