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Council Tax & Council Tax Support Confusion
Sellurgranny
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Hi,
I wonder if anyone has experience of Council Tax Support when a child goes off to University as a full time student.
I have received letters and an amended bill from my council to remove the 25% single persons discount (as DD is now over 18). I know that I will be able to get this reinstated by providing evidence of her FTE from her University. This is in hand.
The letter that followed the c.tax bill then laid out what Council Tax Support I am entitled to, and this is where I am confused.
The amount that I am eligible for has been set out i.e. it says from 01 Sep 14 to 27 Oct 14 you have been awarded an amount of £xxx. It then lists for different dates the amount I am awarded and it varies as much as £5 in that period. The period are not all the same which I dont understand.
Anyway, at the moment I have a bill for over £1k to pay them.
I am still in receipt of WTC and CTC and have kept the Inland Revenue informed when I have had a change to my income. This has automatically triggered a letter from the Council to say that Im still entitled to council tax support and how much that will be.
However this huge bill and letter seems to suggest that because DD3 has gone to Uni, and therefore the child benefit for her has ended, that I become eligible for a larger part of my council tax bill.
Is this correct? Im still a single parent to 2 school age children and work full time. My income is still low (approx £15k) before any benefits such as CTC/WTC.
Im really concerned as I have always told IR when changes have happened and the fact that I've received letters from the Council about my Council tax support have led me to believe that I am paying the correct amount.
When I phoned the Council Tax offices they said I needed to bring in proof of DD's study and then the bill would be adjusted. But am I right in thinking that this will only be the 25% single persons discount that they will adjust back onto my bill? That leaves me with £750 left to pay!!
Anyone know how having one less child claim for child benefit reflects on council tax support. It does say in the letter that once I provide the evidence the council tax disregard and non dependant deduction will be looked at again. Does THIS mean they'll consider my case and income again?
I wonder if anyone has experience of Council Tax Support when a child goes off to University as a full time student.
I have received letters and an amended bill from my council to remove the 25% single persons discount (as DD is now over 18). I know that I will be able to get this reinstated by providing evidence of her FTE from her University. This is in hand.
The letter that followed the c.tax bill then laid out what Council Tax Support I am entitled to, and this is where I am confused.
The amount that I am eligible for has been set out i.e. it says from 01 Sep 14 to 27 Oct 14 you have been awarded an amount of £xxx. It then lists for different dates the amount I am awarded and it varies as much as £5 in that period. The period are not all the same which I dont understand.
Anyway, at the moment I have a bill for over £1k to pay them.
I am still in receipt of WTC and CTC and have kept the Inland Revenue informed when I have had a change to my income. This has automatically triggered a letter from the Council to say that Im still entitled to council tax support and how much that will be.
However this huge bill and letter seems to suggest that because DD3 has gone to Uni, and therefore the child benefit for her has ended, that I become eligible for a larger part of my council tax bill.
Is this correct? Im still a single parent to 2 school age children and work full time. My income is still low (approx £15k) before any benefits such as CTC/WTC.
Im really concerned as I have always told IR when changes have happened and the fact that I've received letters from the Council about my Council tax support have led me to believe that I am paying the correct amount.
When I phoned the Council Tax offices they said I needed to bring in proof of DD's study and then the bill would be adjusted. But am I right in thinking that this will only be the 25% single persons discount that they will adjust back onto my bill? That leaves me with £750 left to pay!!
Anyone know how having one less child claim for child benefit reflects on council tax support. It does say in the letter that once I provide the evidence the council tax disregard and non dependant deduction will be looked at again. Does THIS mean they'll consider my case and income again?
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