council tax benefit

skylight

Witch_Hazel wrote: »

I think you will find that once you are eligible to claim CB, the child will be counted as part of the household

Thats right, yes. Then I wont have the reduction in bedrooms anymore. BUT the benefit cap will strip away anything I am eligible to claim for him whilst saving the local council thousands of pounds for him not being in the care system.

I will also be allowed to get a extra kinship payment per month from social services. But, this is an amount that has to have deducted an equivalent amount to what I claim in CB and CTC for him. So I will in effect, lose the money twice!

He needs looking after and isn't going into the care system, money or not.

jeanmd

mysterywoman10 wrote: »

So are they saying the 3 girls should share? And the two boys? Crazy!!

Also in foster caring they insist on a separate room in many cases.

Sounds like another HR case!

The effect sounds disproportionate to me. With 5 children how could you move?!

This made me smile having grown up in a three bed roomed house, I had to share with my three sisters and my two brothers had the small bed room.Funnily enough my parents had the largest bed room. Then again almost everyone had large families when I was young and I don't remember anyone having a house bigger than three bedrooms.

mysterywoman10

jeanmd wrote: »

This made me smile having grown up in a three bed roomed house, I had to share with my three sisters and my two brothers had the small bed room.Funnily enough my parents had the largest bed room. Then again almost everyone had large families when I was young and I don't remember anyone having a house bigger than three bedrooms.

Its true in times gone by things were very different.

It was said in the context of the bedroom tax though but yes I can see it as you did

jeanmd

mysterywoman10 wrote: »

Its true in times gone by things were very different.

It was said in the context of the bedroom tax though but yes I can see it as you did

I know and I'm glad you took my post in the lightheartedness it was meant.

pipkin71

mysterywoman10 wrote: »

You mention your sister-in-law staying is this to help with caring for your daughter to give you or wife a break from caring so you can get a couple of nights good sleep for example?

If this is the case you may have a argument that you need the extra for room for a sleep-in carer to give you and your wife respite. It is highly lightly you may need this in the future anyway.

Surely this depends on how long the carer stays for? It wasn't that long ago you were telling me if my overnight care was spasmodic, then the extra bedroom wouldn't be counted for the exemption.

seana wrote: »

my sister inlaw stays twice a month and sleeps in the spare room

It doesn't say how long the sister in-law stays for, twice a month, but how long do you think the spare bedroom should be in use by a carer to qualify for the exemption?

mysterywoman10

Pimkin I think there is a bit of mis-understanding here.

It is going to vary on LA's interpretation, with spasmodic so can't say categorically I was informing the poster of what "could" be possible. The sticking point as I've outlined above to the poster seems to be with tenancy which would not apply in your case assuming you are the tenant?

They will probably need to appeal in the above scenerio anyway.

airborne_61

yoxford2008 wrote: »

in Ipswich people have tp pay 8.5%

Nearly the same in Sudbury Suffolk

out_of_cash

bloolagoon wrote: »

29% seems extra ordinary high. Is this to all households or are they using child benefits as a form of income.

Mines going to be 25%, many people are going to seriously suffer.

UsetheFORCE

out_of_cash wrote: »

Mines going to be 25%, many people are going to seriously suffer.

In Blackpool it is going to be 27.11%, over 3 times neighbouring Fylde at 8.5%.

Absolutely shocking!!!

Dunroamin

seana wrote: »

hi
could not sell the house so handed keys back .and ended up with a shortfall now in the process of going br

Thank you - I'm sorry I hadn't realised that when I asked.