Council Tax Benefit

Anchoress

xylophone wrote: »

https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/45529/CS3000-Council-Tax-2015_v5.pdf

A small terrace is Band F or G? Is the property correctly banded?

The figures quoted in your link are for the County Council's portion of the overall council tax bill. Further charges for the Police and Crime Commisioner and the Borough Council are in addition, and come to £1940.15 in total for a band E property.

xylophone

Your friend should certainly check out what Council Tax support may be available.

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/Documents/EN-GB/Information-guides/AgeUKIG54_Council_tax_support_inf.pdf?dtrk=true

CIS

She can ask for Section 13A discretionary relief from Council Tax (the council must at the least consider her application) - http://lgfa92.co.uk/section-13a-write-off/

Craig

Anchoress

Thanks for all your replies. I've put the figures through the calculator and it would seem that she may get a reduction of approx. £26 a week on what she's paying now.

Currently paying £28.00 a week (with 25% single occupier reduction)
Income £178 pw*
An applicable amount of £168 pw*
*20% of the £10 difference = £2.00pw

Would this be about right? It would reduce her CT by about £26 a week?

I'm going to see her shortly and will get her to phone the council for an application form. £26 a week would make a huge difference to her.