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Carers Council Tax Disregard
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poppy12345 said:Spoonie_Turtle said:Albermarle said:poppy12345 said:Albermarle said:If you can both prove you are carers, then you should be able to both be disregarded for council tax.1
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poppy12345 said:JIL said:It doesn't seem fair to me. My father in law cares for his wife, she has dementia she doesn't recognise him as her husband. The relationship the once had as partners has long since gone. It's so very sad.
I sorted out a claim to attendance allowance for my mil. This was reported to the local authority who have increased their council tax payments for the year!!Council tax reduction is completely different to the carers disregard. However, AA isn't means tested so this shouldn't have been included in the calculation.They should use a benefits calculator to check entitlement for Pension Credit, providing they are both state pension age. Your FIL could claim Carers Allowance providing he doesn't work and earn more than £132 per week.If he's state pension age then he won't receive any money from carers allowance if his state pension is more than £69.70 per week but he'll have an underlying entitlement to it. This could mean they are entitled to some Pension Credit (depending on their Income) even if there's just £1 enetitlement to PC it will mean they'll be entitled to 100% council tax reduction.
They get pension credit, but the old savings credit. I am at a loss as to why their council tax increased. However I will make the relevant enquiries.
Going back to the op, I agree, I believe if one member of a couple gets higher rate attendance allowance, then they should be exempt from council tax if there is only the couple in the household. It seems only fair to me. If they weren't caring, then the costs would be far higher if one was in a residential home.0 -
Going back to the op, I agree, I believe if one member of a couple gets higher rate attendance allowance, then they should be exempt from council tax if there is only the couple in the household. It seems only fair to me. If they weren't caring, then the costs would be far higher if one was in a residential home.
You have to be careful with the terminology, normally a person is not exempt from council tax, but they can be disregarded for council tax . If there is anybody living in a property then the minimum amount of council tax that has to be paid is still 50% of the full amount, even if everybody in the household is disregarded.
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Albermarle said:Going back to the op, I agree, I believe if one member of a couple gets higher rate attendance allowance, then they should be exempt from council tax if there is only the couple in the household. It seems only fair to me. If they weren't caring, then the costs would be far higher if one was in a residential home.
You have to be careful with the terminology, normally a person is not exempt from council tax, but they can be disregarded for council tax . If there is anybody living in a property then the minimum amount of council tax that has to be paid is still 50% of the full amount, even if everybody in the household is disregarded.
You can get a 100% discount:
"You’ll get a 100% discount if you qualify as severely mentally impaired and one of the following applies:
- you live on your own
- any other adults in your household either qualify as severely mentally impaired or are full-time students"
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fryedslyce said:Albermarle said:Going back to the op, I agree, I believe if one member of a couple gets higher rate attendance allowance, then they should be exempt from council tax if there is only the couple in the household. It seems only fair to me. If they weren't caring, then the costs would be far higher if one was in a residential home.
You have to be careful with the terminology, normally a person is not exempt from council tax, but they can be disregarded for council tax . If there is anybody living in a property then the minimum amount of council tax that has to be paid is still 50% of the full amount, even if everybody in the household is disregarded.
You can get a 100% discount:
"You’ll get a 100% discount if you qualify as severely mentally impaired and one of the following applies:
- you live on your own
- any other adults in your household either qualify as severely mentally impaired or are full-time students"
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