Unannounced visit - Investigation Officer from Council

jacques_chirac

SandraScarlett wrote: »

Well I'm completely flummoxed about this statement regarding not paying CT if you get DLA. I live with DH, who has received DLA HRC and HRM for yonks. But we only received the 25% deduction once he was diagnosed with Alzheimers and then he was disregarded, and the discount was awarded to me, as if I lived on my own.

The way I read the linky was that people who weren't family were disregarded. But all the other people in the house are the family of the disabled father - aren't they?

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My I add that it was thanks to the good folk on MSE that I found out about the CT situation if someone has Alzheimers, or are mentally impaired in other ways, and I was able to get this reduction backdated to when DH was first diagnosed. Hope this might be of help to others.

Non dependants are ignored where the claimant is in receipt of DLA. A family member can be a non dependant, but a partner/ husband/ wife etc cannot. It is an odd rule, as demonstrated by the OP's situation.

Saversue

jacques_chirac wrote: »

Non dependants are ignored where the claimant is in receipt of DLA. A family member can be a non dependant, but a partner/ husband/ wife etc cannot. It is an odd rule, as demonstrated by the OP's situation.

I don't quite understand this. Please could you explain?
Does this only apply if you are on some form of Income Support or Housing Benefit
I get HR DLA Care and Mobility, live alone and have to pay Council Tax at full rate minus 25% single person.
If I had non dependents in the house would this be different?

pmlindyloo

Saversue wrote: »

I don't quite understand this. Please could you explain?
Does this only apply if you are on some form of Income Support or Housing Benefit
I get HR DLA Care and Mobility, live alone and have to pay Council Tax at full rate minus 25% single person.
If I had non dependents in the house would this be different?

It is only to do with Housing Benefit and Council Tax benefit. usually if there are non dependents in the household then the claimant loses some of their HB and CT Support if they have non dependents. There is a scale of how much is lost according to the non dependent's earning/age/benefits they are receiving.

If the claimant receives the care component of DLA then these non dependent deductions are not taken.

If you are not receiving HB and/or CT support then this 'rule' is not relevant.

There are Council Tax Discounts available for other people. I will find a link.

Edit.

here you are:

https://www.gov.uk/council-tax/working-out-your-council-tax

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eskimo26 wrote: »

To many bigots in this thread and to much twisting of the OP's posts.

Whether OP's family are literate is none of anyone's business, i've heard of plenty of non-immigrant families who are illiterate and happy to stay on benefits but that's ok because there white right?

Perhaps some of you bigots are smokers and will be 'a huge drain on public funds.'

Perhaps some of you are similarly obese or lead unhealthy lifestyles and are a huge drain on public funds?

Very easy to point the finger isn't it?

I have to say i don't particularly like India [to much corruption and complacency there] but at least they have a culture of bettering themselves, for this family to go from illiteracy to degree level in one generation shows that.

There are plenty of non-immigrant families sitting on their wide !!!!!! for generations upon generations claiming benefits and they are in fact the biggest complainers because they are now having to compete for what they think 'is rightfully theirs.'

Most of the girls in my area get pregnant at 14/15 to get a council house and live of benefits. I've heard older woman on the bus telling young girls 'why do you want to do that just get pregnant and the Government will sort you out.'

An Indian woman wouldn't be seen dead doing this, nor an African, middle eastern woman, even a European wouldn't do this as most of them are Catholics. The shame alone would be enough to make them expire on the spot.

It's time this country had a reality check and sorted out the non-immigrant chavs and stopped letting the Government use divide and conquer rhetoric while cutting everything left right and centre.

Also a lot of speculation on the 16 year old, I don't recall the OP giving us this child's life story. Get over it.

Oh also the benefits system is so convoluted the Civil Servants themselves struggle with it and its there jobs! I think in my dealings the job centre and DWP staff have told me all sorts of nonsense and they where adamant was right.

So how a vulnerable, disabled or full time worker is suppose to deal with it i don't know.

what utter rubbish,to say that most 14/15 year old girls on any estate get pregnant to get a council house and benefits is tripe,just where are all these mythical council houses?
i suggest you read this ever changing thread from post #1,whilst reminding yourself this is august..the silly season !

Saversue

pmlindyloo wrote: »

It is only to do with Housing Benefit and Council Tax benefit. usually if there are non dependents in the household then the claimant loses some of their HB and CT Support if they have non dependents. There is a scale of how much is lost according to the non dependent's earning/age/benefits they are receiving.

If the claimant receives the care component of DLA then these non dependent deductions are not taken.

If you are not receiving HB and/or CT support then this 'rule' is not relevant.

There are Council Tax Discounts available for other people. I will find a link.

Edit.

here you are:

https://www.gov.uk/council-tax/working-out-your-council-tax

Thank You.
That explains why I knew nothing about it, have worked all my life up to becoming ill and been sensible - have own home, so no HB or CT support for me.

jacques_chirac

eskimo26 wrote: »

I have to say i don't particularly like India [to much ... complacency there] but at least they have a culture of bettering themselves

Spot the contradiction!

jacques_chirac

Saversue wrote: »

Thank You.
That explains why I knew nothing about it, have worked all my life up to becoming ill and been sensible - have own home, so no HB or CT support for me.

You may still be entitled to benefits as a home owner, it will depend on your income and capital levels (capital does not include your own home). If you have a mortgage you may be entitled to SMI, and council tax support may be available if your income is low.

dacouch

tokenfield wrote: »

it would if the car owner without an MOT tried to make an insurance claim or even if he killed someone and they tried to claim against his insurance.

That is completely wrong.

Lack of an MOT has no effect on an Insurance claim irrespective of what the Policy wording has.

The only effect it can have is to reduce the value of your own car should it be written off. You will typically receive the "Trade" value for a car without an MOT.

You're repeating an urban myth that's incorrect

debrag

Rahmandanel wrote: »

Not Pakistan but India.

Dad, Mum, Grandma, Wife from India.

Children are 6 months and 3 years.

Sister is 16.

I'm 25 working and educated to degree level.

There is nothing fishy!

what a 16 year old cant read or write, does she not go to school in this country or just waiting to be married off?

Aren't they bringing in something that to live in this country, to get citizenship etc to have to learn English?

debrag

wildwestfan wrote: »

It is odd that the OP is educated to degree level but neither his wife or 16 year old sister can read or write. This must lessen their employability.

I think this whole thread is a wind up. Interesting that someone is sick enough for DLA but can jet off for 5 months at a moments notice.

They wouldn't be looking for work though, their work would be in the home.