Will I qualify for the £150 tax rebate in April?

Lyd00

GingerTim said:

Makes sense to me, as rough as it seems - I wouldn't expect to get the rebate if I wasn't the householder when it's paid.

Can I ask why? Bills are going up from April? Why shouldn't I get any help just bedside I'm moving in later than the 1st? I'm still going to struggle just like everyone else 

razord

Lyd00 said:

GingerTim said:

Makes sense to me, as rough as it seems - I wouldn't expect to get the rebate if I wasn't the householder when it's paid.

Can I ask why? Bills are going up from April? Why shouldn't I get any help just bedside I'm moving in later than the 1st? I'm still going to struggle just like everyone else 

Well, it's like the census. It has to be taken at one specific point in time for everyone to avoid people claiming twice, or being in two regions... etc.

GingerTim

razord said:

Lyd00 said:

GingerTim said:

Makes sense to me, as rough as it seems - I wouldn't expect to get the rebate if I wasn't the householder when it's paid.

Can I ask why? Bills are going up from April? Why shouldn't I get any help just bedside I'm moving in later than the 1st? I'm still going to struggle just like everyone else 

Well, it's like the census. It has to be taken at one specific point in time for everyone to avoid people claiming twice, or being in two regions... etc.

Exactly this.

Lyd00

Great. FTB, struggled enough to get on the ladder, then when I finally do I miss out on any help with sky rocketing bills 😂 

EssexHebridean

Lyd00 said:

Great. FTB, struggled enough to get on the ladder, then when I finally do I miss out on any help with sky rocketing bills 😂 

You'll still be eligible for the £200 in October, remember. It really is impossible to make everything fit for absolutely everyone, unfortunately.  Had you been moving into a property which was occupied by the person you were buying from in late April you wouldn't have expected them to hand over the £150 to you then, would you? 

Did you contact your solicitor to ask whether an allowance could be made for the council tax rebate assuming it is being paid on the property you're buying? (Albeit my suspicion is if the property is unoccupied, it won't be).

MattMattMattUK

Lyd00 said:

Great. FTB, struggled enough to get on the ladder, then when I finally do I miss out on any help with sky rocketing bills 😂 

It is only £150, if that is even close to having an impact on your ability to buy then you cannot actually afford to buy.

tazl1940

Hi group. 

Here is what I find very distasteful and I’m hitting a brick wall. I have a property I live in and pay all utility bills in clouding council tax. I have a property that I run as an Airbnb again pay all the bills and council tax. Finally i have a property that my tenant moved out off and is in the process of being sold .( was hoping it to have been completed by now so the new owners may have got it, neither of us will get it ) all the bills again I pay for. This doesn’t make me a rich person by any means. I’ve just invested in my money ready for retirement over the years.  To be told by my local council that I am only entitled to one £150??? Personally is outrageous . 

As it state the government are giving the money for council tax A-D . I could understand if I wasn’t paying anything but I have to pay the bills as like any other person that owned a property . The fact that I’m selling one or casual rent one out shouldn’t  define that I am not entitled to the funds. The council are apply sending me three separate bills for nearly £2000 but then say I’m not entitled to the £150. Any advice . 

GingerTim

tazl1940 said:

Hi group. 

Here is what I find very distasteful and I’m hitting a brick wall. I have a property I live in and pay all utility bills in clouding council tax. I have a property that I run as an Airbnb again pay all the bills and council tax. Finally i have a property that my tenant moved out off and is in the process of being sold .( was hoping it to have been completed by now so the new owners may have got it, neither of us will get it ) all the bills again I pay for. This doesn’t make me a rich person by any means. I’ve just invested in my money ready for retirement over the years.  To be told by my local council that I am only entitled to one £150??? Personally is outrageous . 

As it state the government are giving the money for council tax A-D . I could understand if I wasn’t paying anything but I have to pay the bills as like any other person that owned a property . The fact that I’m selling one or casual rent one out shouldn’t  define that I am not entitled to the funds. The council are apply sending me three separate bills for nearly £2000 but then say I’m not entitled to the £150. Any advice . 

The council are correct - those fortunate to own more than one property are entitled to one rebate. Personally speaking, I would find it quite distasteful/outrageous that a rebate would be given to someone for a second or third property (or would seek to apply for them).

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/households-urged-to-get-ready-for-150-council-tax-rebate

Households living in a property valued in council tax bands A to D as their main home will be eligible for a £150 council tax rebate.

Ultrasonic

Lyd00 said:

Great. FTB, struggled enough to get on the ladder, then when I finally do I miss out on any help with sky rocketing bills 😂 

If it makes your feel any better, stamp duty was dropped about a week after I bought my first house. I forget how much I paid now but it was a heck of a lot more than £150! 

Angelica123

tazl1940 said:

Hi group. 

Here is what I find very distasteful and I’m hitting a brick wall. I have a property I live in and pay all utility bills in clouding council tax. I have a property that I run as an Airbnb again pay all the bills and council tax. Finally i have a property that my tenant moved out off and is in the process of being sold .( was hoping it to have been completed by now so the new owners may have got it, neither of us will get it ) all the bills again I pay for. This doesn’t make me a rich person by any means. I’ve just invested in my money ready for retirement over the years.  To be told by my local council that I am only entitled to one £150??? Personally is outrageous . 

As it state the government are giving the money for council tax A-D . I could understand if I wasn’t paying anything but I have to pay the bills as like any other person that owned a property . The fact that I’m selling one or casual rent one out shouldn’t  define that I am not entitled to the funds. The council are apply sending me three separate bills for nearly £2000 but then say I’m not entitled to the £150. Any advice . 

I think the thing to remember is the ideology behind this rebate. It was to give £150 in April to households who may be struggling with the council band being an approximation of poorer households. 

The £150 is per household and therefore you are not entitled to claim is on more than one property. I don't think it would sit well to give more money to multi - home owners at the expense of those who are living hand to mouth. 

I know we are feeling the pinch at the moment. And any initiative can never meet everyone's needs. But I for one am just grateful that I can afford to keep a roof over my head - many people can't.