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Council Tax Question?

mchu6am4
mchu6am4 Posts: 445 Forumite
in House buying, renting & selling
Hi,

Can someone tell me whether I need to pay council tax if I am living with my parents who are on housing benefit?

I am working full-time but do not contribute anything to my parents.

Thanks, Ash
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  • epz_2
    epz_2 Posts: 1,859 Forumite
    in theory yes, in practice you live at your mates/girlfriends who pay it all and only get post delivered their.
  • mchu6am4
    mchu6am4 Posts: 445 Forumite
    Why? that's so unfair!
  • cattie
    cattie Posts: 8,844 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    The fact that you live with your parents who are on benefits means your parents will need to have their ct benefit reduced because of you living there, irrispective of whether you contribute the the household expenses or not. If your parents haven't owned up to you living there then they are actually commiting benefit fraud.

    Just out of interest, why, if your parents are on benefits aren't you paying a least something towards your keep as you are in full time employment?
    The bigger the bargain, the better I feel.

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  • mchu6am4
    mchu6am4 Posts: 445 Forumite
    cattie wrote: »
    The fact that you live with your parents who are on benefits means your parents will need to have their ct benefit reduced because of you living there, irrispective of whether you contribute the the household expenses or not. If your parents haven't owned up to you living there then they are actually commiting benefit fraud.

    Just out of interest, why, if your parents are on benefits aren't you paying a least something towards your keep as you are in full time employment?

    I'm a bit tight!
  • Vickicb
    Vickicb Posts: 261 Forumite
    mchu6am4 wrote: »
    Why? that's so unfair!

    Why is it unfair? Do you put your rubbish in the bin? Do you walk down the the street outside your house? Would you like firemen to come to the house if it was on fire? All these things, and many more, need to be paid for by someone.
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  • mchu6am4
    mchu6am4 Posts: 445 Forumite
    I pay tax + NI + VAT everytime I buy anything - Is that not enough?
  • pinkshoes
    pinkshoes Posts: 20,607 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I pay tax + NI + VAT everytime I buy anything - Is that not enough?

    So does everyone else. AND we pay council tax!!

    No one LIKES paying CT, it's just something we have to do!

    Your parents are commiting benefit fraud by not having you on the CT bill. IF you lived anywhere else, you'd have to pay your share of the CT.

    If you don't like the system, then complain to your local MP.
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    Would've = Would HAVE (not 'of')

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  • Vickicb
    Vickicb Posts: 261 Forumite
    Nope, it's not enough, different taxes pay for different things. I was explaining all the different taxes to my son the other day and worked out that I pay at least 5 different kinds of tax.

    How would you feel if the council ran out of money 12 weeks before the end of the tax year and cancelled all bin collections? The streets would be full of rubbish, and therefore rats and all sorts, there would be lots of accidents in freezing conditions because the roads would not be gritted, parks and other public places, such as leisure centres and museums would have to close and your town/village/city would become quite an unpleasant, and unsafe, place to live.

    You really should pay up like everyone else, expecially if you're not paying board!
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  • linde_2
    linde_2 Posts: 8 Forumite
    mchu6am4 wrote: »
    I pay tax + NI + VAT everytime I buy anything - Is that not enough?


    I am doing my best to teach my child not to have this kind of attitude.
  • Gorgeous_George
    Gorgeous_George Posts: 7,964 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    There are plenty of parasites in the world today.

    Have some pride for goodness sake.

    :)

    GG
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