Why is the council tax so high?

StaceyLouiseMoore

A few of you may know my problems ive been having with the housing benefit being worked out wrong, now Ive received a council tax bill that seems to be way too high aswell.

The bill was for £115 and a few pence, £67 of it was owed from last year, so ignore that part, and the difference is £48 extra a month, which would make it £12 a week for council tax, but again like with the housing benefit I was told to check the online calculater to work out how much council tax I would have to pay and it's only £7.28, so where have they got this £12 a week from?

pmlindyloo

StaceyLouiseMoore wrote: »

A few of you may know my problems ive been having with the housing benefit being worked out wrong, now Ive received a council tax bill that seems to be way too high aswell.

The bill was for £115 and a few pence, £67 of it was owed from last year, so ignore that part, and the difference is £48 extra a month, which would make it £12 a week for council tax, but again like with the housing benefit I was told to check the online calculater to work out how much council tax I would have to pay and it's only £7.28, so where have they got this £12 a week from?

Which council do you come under?

StaceyLouiseMoore

pmlindyloo wrote: »

Which council do you come under?

North Somerset, band B.

pmlindyloo

Council tax and HB have probably used the same figures for the claims so you need to follow the same advice as for the HB.

pmlindyloo

IS this your council?

http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/Housing/housing_and_council_tax_benefit/claims_and_payments/Pages/Who-can-claim-FAQs.aspx#s

I'm not sure where you are getting your figures from.

StaceyLouiseMoore

pmlindyloo wrote: »

Council tax and HB have probably used the same figures for the claims so you need to follow the same advice as for the HB.

Checking on their website even the highest income bracket is only £9.90 a week, and that's with earning £394+ week which is like over triple the amount im earning, so why am I getting charged £12 when that's over the max amount they can charge someone anyway.

StaceyLouiseMoore

pmlindyloo wrote: »

IS this your council?

http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/Housing/housing_and_council_tax_benefit/claims_and_payments/Pages/Who-can-claim-FAQs.aspx#s

I'm not sure where you are getting your figures from.

Yes, that's my council, scroll right to the bottom, it'll have the figures I just gave you.

nannytone_2

how can you ignore what you owe from last year?
doundil tax is usually 10 payments from april to january/
have they lumped everything you owe and charging you £12 to get it cleared by january?

StaceyLouiseMoore

nannytone wrote: »

how can you ignore what you owe from last year?
doundil tax is usually 10 payments from april to january/
have they lumped everything you owe and charging you £12 to get it cleared by january?

I just meant the people on here to ignore the extra money from last year, as I already know why that has to be paid, it's the extra money they're wanting this time that's concerning me. no, it's from december the 1st to january the 1st.

pmlindyloo

The answer is that either they have made a mistake or there is some information that you are not giving us.

So lets go back to basics.

Your mum is on Income Support which gives her automatic entitlement to her maximum housing allowance.

So, what is the make up of your family? How many adults? How many children - age and sexes, so we can work out your mum's local housing allowance. Any disabilities/receiving DLA/PIP?

What is your rent?

Perhaps your mum is having to pay a top up to the rent because she is renting a house that has (according to the council) more than the number of bedrooms that she is eligible for. (This is related to your previous question about HB non dependent deduction) Where did you get the figure from for the non dependent deduction? Is it on the breakdown of the housing benefit award letter or did your mum work it out?

Since the council tax bill is sent to your mum how do you know what they are charging you. What exactly does it say in the breakdown of the figures? Is there a mention of the amount of non dependent deduction - that is the crucial figure.

pmlindyloo

StaceyLouiseMoore wrote: »

Yes, that's my council, scroll right to the bottom, it'll have the figures I just gave you.

I can't see £7.28. Where did you get that figure from?