£150 council tax rebate

bridgetph

Hello I currently let out my property to a family so I suspect they might have received the council tax rebate of £150 in ~April. However their tenancy ends on 15th July and they will be vacating. Should I clawback the money pro-rata as I will be occupying the property from 16th July. So effectively (1st April to 15th July= £43.75) and ask them to refund me £106.25- would that be right thing to do as the rebate is for the property as such?

marcia_

bridgetph said:

Hello I currently let out my property to a family so I suspect they might have received the council tax rebate of £150 in ~April. However their tenancy ends on 15th July and they will be vacating. Should I clawback the money pro-rata as I will be occupying the property from 16th July. So effectively (1st April to 15th July= £43.75) and ask them to refund me £106.25- would that be right thing to do as the rebate is for the property as such?

 Bit mean no? 

They are entitled to it as residents paying council tax on the given date. 

 Where are you  currently paying council tax and didn't you get the rebate through that residence? 

molerat

The rebate is nothing to do with council tax. The council tax register was used purely as a mechanism to pay a cost of living assistance payment to the likely poorer sector of society.  It is nothing to do with you, you have no entitlement, legal or moral, to claim any of that money.

Soot2006

Also to note that the payment seems to be somewhat random. Our council pledged they would all be done by 30th September. I already had mine over a month ago, my neighbour in the other half of our semi, hasn't!  Our council seems to be taking an approach that nobody can quite work out.

bridgetph

Hi thank you all for replying to me so quickly. Everyone has made a valid point and I appreciate the candid responses. I am glad I asked the question and clarified my doubts. I will back off and leave this.