council tax benefit

maka_2

so I am very close to the boundary of £20 a week but over by £2 a week so £8 a month yet I am expected to pay the full £90 a month after single person reduction?


so in theory they are saying I have a surplus of £8 a month to pay a £90 bill??


yet if I drop my working hours by 1 hr a week I would be entitled to full help as I would drop under this limit.?


does that sound right?


It would make sense to me if they said you are over by £2 a week so we will apply a reduction but minus the £2 a week.

Housing_Benefit_Officer

maka wrote: »

so I am very close to the boundary of £20 a week but over by £2 a week so £8 a month yet I am expected to pay the full £90 a month after single person reduction?


so in theory they are saying I have a surplus of £8 a month to pay a £90 bill??


yet if I drop my working hours by 1 hr a week I would be entitled to full help as I would drop under this limit.?


does that sound right?


It would make sense to me if they said you are over by £2 a week so we will apply a reduction but minus the £2 a week.

You would not qualify for maximum help if your income reduced by £2.00.

For every £1.00 income above your applicable amount you lose 20p Council Tax Support.

Your income is too high to qualify for any help.

If your income dropped by £3.00 per week then you would qualify for 20p per week . The every subsequent drop of income of £1 your Council Tax Support would increase by 20p.

Take a look at your notification showing how your award has been calculated.

maka_2

so basically rather than saying 2 you can get help if you have a low income" it should say you are only entitled to it if you claim jsa or other benefits. because low income from what I can see means diddle squat
so as a working person you cant get lower than the minimum wage as I get


thanks for your help though

Indie_Kid

It is possible to get council support without being on JSA. But with the student income and tax credits, your income is too high.

maka_2

fair enough best advice I can offer then is don't bother with the calculator on this site because its well out and just wasted a lot of time and effort for nothing

Housing_Benefit_Officer

maka wrote: »

fair enough best advice I can offer then is don't bother with the calculator on this site because its well out and just wasted a lot of time and effort for nothing

If it still includes Council Tax Benefit then yes - this was scrapped last year.

Caz3121

maka wrote: »

fair enough best advice I can offer then is don't bother with the calculator on this site because its well out and just wasted a lot of time and effort for nothing

Many of the other calculators eg turn3us, also state that they are of little use when there is a student involved