Son moving in and my WTC

Toyah14

bigbill said:

No mention from you about the loss of the SDP in the CT calculation resulting in a higher amount to pay?
No mention of a Carer 25% exemption for the son?

calcotti said:

bigbill said:

No mention from you about the loss of the SDP in the CT calculation resulting in a higher amount to pay?
No mention of a Carer 25% exemption for the son?

OP, might be helpful if I add to big bill's comment which I think was directed to me.
1) Because you get PIP and have been living alone your Council Tax Reduction calculation may include a Severe Disability Premium which would increase your entitlement. When your son moves in you will lose entitlement to the SDP which would reduce your CTR and therefore increase your CT bill. I had overlooked this. (I am not sure whether all council are required to provide for a SDP premium to be included in their schemes as they have a large measure of freedom in setting the rules for working age claimants.)

2) If your son will be caring for you for 35 hours/week he can be disregarded in respect of the number of occupants in the house and you would then retain the 25% discount on your CT bill. I inferred from your post that the arrangement is a temporary one to support your son rather than a caring arrangement for you but of course the one does not preclude the other.

The important points in respect of your question are that your WTC is not affected but your CT payments appear likely to change - you appear to be expecting this. Unfortunately we cannot say how much your CT liability will change.

Thank you both..
Its correct in the assumption that my son will not be my carer.
I'm not sure if I get the SDP entitlement, however if we have to pay full council tax that's not a problem, as was suggested I was more worried about my working tax credits..
Thank you both for your very informative comments..