150 Council Tax Rebate - not eligible

Waylaid

Grumble. I live in a housing coop, most of which consists of shared houses. Each person has a separate tenancy, and we all pay council tax as part of our rent, which is then paid to the council by the coop. Most of us are low-income, many receiving some kind of benefit, and some are disabled. 

We've just discovered that none of us are eligible for the council tax rebate because we live in HMOs. Galling!! We pay council tax, so why are we not eligible? Seems very unfair. 

Just venting.

HampshireH

There are several restrictions and have been since it was announced. This is indeed one of them. 

They can all be found on the government page

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/council-tax-rebate-factsheet#will-i-be-eligible-for-the-council-tax-rebate

calcotti

It would be administravely impossible to identify people who are paying contributions towards CT through their rent.