Council tax benefit

Housing_Benefit_Officer

Council Tax Benefit was abolished by the Government on the 31st March 2013.

Each local authority now has their own individual Council Tax Support scheme.

You need to contact your council to find out what has happened.

jacques_chirac

I calculate your CTS to be approximately £27 per week, so you have to pay around £6 per week. The figure matches with what you think you are getting for the year, so I would suggest you are misreading the letter.

Can you scan the letter and post it? Edit out your personal details.

K.Morrisy

Sorry its so messy, I have exact numbers here, as for housing benefit we got £851.52 on the 29/7 and last payment was £920.99 on the 1/07. So not sure what is going on there. Do they pay every 4weeks or something, but that does not explain why the amount keeps changing.

Own_My_Own

jacques_chirac wrote: »

I calculate your CTS to be approximately £27 per week, so you have to pay around £6 per week. The figure matches with what you think you are getting for the year, so I would suggest you are misreading the letter.

Can you scan the letter and post it? Edit out your personal details.

I wish you were the person that calculated mine.

K.Morrisy

jacques_chirac wrote: »

I calculate your CTS to be approximately £27 per week, so you have to pay around £6 per week. The figure matches with what you think you are getting for the year, so I would suggest you are misreading the letter.

Can you scan the letter and post it? Edit out your personal details.

Its not a letter its an email here is the cut and paste

Dear Mr

Thank you for your email dated 31st July 2013 regarding the instalment plan for the property ........................

To confirm your total council tax bill is £1730.91 with benefits of £27.20.

I have sent a copy of the council tax demand for your reference.

Please note paying by direct debit maybe more beneficial where you can request from the dates; 1st/5th/15th/20th/25th.

As you have advised you are having difficulty paying, I have spread the cost over 12 months to decrease the amount per month.

A bill will be issued shortly with the above transactions.

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us.


Yours Sincerely

jacques_chirac

K.Morrisy wrote: »

Its not a letter its an email here is the cut and paste

Dear Mr

Thank you for your email dated 31st July 2013 regarding the instalment plan for the property ........................

To confirm your total council tax bill is £1730.91 with benefits of £27.20.

I have sent a copy of the council tax demand for your reference.

Please note paying by direct debit maybe more beneficial where you can request from the dates; 1st/5th/15th/20th/25th.

As you have advised you are having difficulty paying, I have spread the cost over 12 months to decrease the amount per month.

A bill will be issued shortly with the above transactions.

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us.


Yours Sincerely

At some point you will have received an award notification. It is this that we need. The email reads to me that the person has forgotten to write 'per week' after the amount.

jacques_chirac

Own_My_Own wrote: »

I wish you were the person that calculated mine.

I expect where the two cases differ are because you have a non dependent. No disrespect to the OP but I do think they should pay more than they have to, they have a very healthy income, but it's not me that makes the rules

(OP, I am going out now but someone else will be able to help if they can see a copy of the paperwork.)

pmlindyloo

jacques_chirac wrote: »

At some point you will have received an award notification. It is this that we need. The email reads to me that the person has forgotten to write 'per week' after the amount.

I agree. Using the turn2us site (albeit using my post code, but using the council tax band relevant) it worked out at £27 ish per week as benefit/reduction.

OP, needs to wait for his award notice if he hasn't received one.

By the way, the equivalent council tax band at that amount per year is Band E!!!!!!!!!!! (and I'm in leafy Kent)

Own_My_Own

jacques_chirac wrote: »

I expect where the two cases differ are because you have a non dependent. No disrespect to the OP but I do think they should pay more than they have to, they have a very healthy income, but it's not me that makes the rules

(OP, I am going out now but someone else will be able to help if they can see a copy of the paperwork.)

But if going on household income, mine didn't change greatly. My money went down, his went up.

I very much doubt that my household income - single parent low income, 1 child, 1 non-dependant on ESA, is more than the Ops household income. 2 parents, 1 low income, 2 dependant children.

Own_My_Own

pmlindyloo wrote: »

I agree. Using the turn2us site (albeit using my post code, but using the council tax band relevant) it worked out at £27 ish per week as benefit/reduction.

OP, needs to wait for his award notice if he hasn't received one.

By the way, the equivalent council tax band at that amount per year is Band E!!!!!!!!!!! (and I'm in leafy Kent)

The problem with using your postcode, is that every council now works out it council tax benefit ( or what ever it is called) independently.
What someone under your council would get is not the same as the same person under a different council would get.