We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.
This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide
Council Tax Benefit enquiry
Comments
-
It is with Birmingham city council.
Ok students and kids are exempt from council tax, what about elderly people in their 60s?
Lol fraudulently claiming what? I am here to seek clarification and advise legitimately. A frauding person wouldn't care less and still continue regardless of what the law says or not. I am here to find out what the law says. Its better than being ignorant. Ignorance is not a valid excuse anyway.
Pensioners can still get 100% Council Tax Support.These are my own views and you should seek advice from your local Benefits Department or CAB.0 -
Found this link:
http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/counciltaxsupport#ded
The person I am enquiring on behalf receives carers allowance and the person she's looking after in the other property is a pensioner claiming disability.
100% Exempt from council tax?0 -
Found this link:
http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/counciltaxsupport#ded
The person I am enquiring on behalf receives carers allowance and the person she's looking after in the other property is a pensioner claiming disability.
100% Exempt from council tax?
...and the other property?These are my own views and you should seek advice from your local Benefits Department or CAB.0 -
Housing_Benefit_Officer wrote: »...and the other property?
Ok so your logic says a person can only have one 100% exemption only on 1 property in the uk, not a another 100% exemption on a 2nd property?0 -
Is your friend caring for/ living part time with a parent whose house she half owns (perhaps through inheritance) and living the rest of the time with a partner with whom she owns a property?
Under what circumstances has she come to half own two properties?0 -
Ok so your logic says a person can only have one 100% exemption only on 1 property in the uk, not a another 100% exemption on a 2nd property?
You can only claim Council Tax Support on the property you occupy as your main home.
A claimant cannot claim Council Tax Support on two properties at the same time.
Perhaps if you provided clearer details on your friends two properties then you will be given clearer answers.
Do they own one property or two properties.
Please clarify what you mean in having 50% equity in two council properties. Who owns the other 50% equity.
Which home do they occupy as their main home.
The second property. Who is living in that property or is it unoccupied.These are my own views and you should seek advice from your local Benefits Department or CAB.0 -
I'm a pensioner and I pay 100% Council Tax. This year it's £1006. I think there's a certain level of income where you can get 100% reduction which tapers off depending on income. :cool:0
-
I'm a pensioner and I pay 100% Council Tax. This year it's £1006. I think there's a certain level of income where you can get 100% reduction which tapers off depending on income. :cool:
Your income would need to be at or below your applicable amount or you receive Pension Credit (Guarantee Credit).These are my own views and you should seek advice from your local Benefits Department or CAB.0 -
Housing_Benefit_Officer wrote: »You can only claim Council Tax Support on the property you occupy as your main home.
A claimant cannot claim Council Tax Support on two properties at the same time.
Perhaps if you provided clearer details on your friends two properties then you will be given clearer answers.
Do they own one property or two properties.
Please clarify what you mean in having 50% equity in two council properties. Who owns the other 50% equity.
Which home do they occupy as their main home.
The second property. Who is living in that property or is it unoccupied.
Right to buy council houses. In the land registry I believe the person im speaking on behalf for has her name registered in the land registry at both properties.
No she doesn't fully own both properties.
These 2 properties were council houses that were bought from the council so the council obviously knew who were the home buyers were meaning the council already knew her circumstances right?
She lives in her main home and gets half her council tax paid there. The other half council tax there is for the other owner.
She visits the other home to care for a pensioner full time. The pensioner get his council tax fully paid.
She lives at both addresses basically.
So does it all come down to land registry home ownership details to say whether a person is liable for council tax or not or whether the person is living there or not?0 -
She lives in her main home and gets half her council tax paid there. The other half council tax there is for the other owner.
She visits the other home to care for a pensioner full time. The pensioner get his council tax fully paid.
She lives at both addresses basically.
You can only have one main address. As she part-owns another property it's hard to see how she is entitled to claim income support.
Has she told the DWP that she has capital in another property?0
This discussion has been closed.
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
Categories
- All Categories
- 354.2K Banking & Borrowing
- 254.3K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 455.3K Spending & Discounts
- 247.2K Work, Benefits & Business
- 603.8K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 178.4K Life & Family
- 261.3K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.7K Read-Only Boards