COUNCIL TAX SUMMONS

FreeBear

Jude57 said: Given the amount of correspondence issued by Councils every day, many thousands of letters, Royal Mail collect it from the Council offices or from a separate mailing building so there's no certificate of posting which you can get from a Post Office.

My local council have all their mail generated by an outfit down in the West country some 500 miles away. This is then handed over to Whistl where is it roughly sorted in to large delivery areas. Eventually gets handed over to Royal Mail to do the final mile delivery - With so many fingers in the pie, coupled with multiple levels of contracts, even urgent letters can take over a week to be delivered. And it goes without saying, more opportunities for post to get delayed (the most common one is being missorted before handing over to Royal Mail and taking another week to be rerouted.

If the OP's council have applied for a liability order, it won't be for just the last few months - They will be wanting the whole year to be paid once the order is granted (plus costs).

penners324

Surely you Feb & March are months that don't get paid as most seem to pay over 10 months.

I suggest you set up a DD for it.

You may find you owe the whole year in 1 payment now.

pinkfridge2025

I am new here. My problem with Council Tax is I am a Pensioner, Disabled, Bed/Housebound Agoraphobic not left home for over 8 years because of Council Neglect causing 2 strokes in late July 2014 when I was homeless LGSCO and Housing Ombudsman found council at fault.  I was SMI when I got property but I still paid a bit of council tax they have recently backdated to April 2016 to July 2021 but have recently taken summons out for 1st April 2024 to 2025 and now 25 to 26 as my son is my live in Carer as I cannot be put into any council or private accommodation i have to have own place and they have to pay for accommodation if my carer moves out.  On taking these summonses out they are now making me suffer with very high blood pressure and putting my mental and physical health at substantial risk of strokes or heart attack. They have refused to reinstate my housing benefit taking my deceased spouse of 10 years and my small NHS pension of £5.92 per week they are not paying my full housing costs and threatening baliffs and eviction. I don’t mind paying for services, they won’t do repairs, or pick my rubbish up.  I got this property on health grounds under the Equality Act 2010.  I am on Priority/Vulnerabilities Register and under Care Act 2014.  I also come under the New State Pensions Act 2016 as I moved here late April.
I can’t afford £50 a month for 1 bedroom flat. I have been paying £1.00 per week from April 24 by standing order now they stating can’t except this.  I am on full PIP with a fixed weekly income my carer is exempt as he looks after me over 35 hours per week and has stressful full time employment.  They say I can only have 50% discount not full SMI as he is here living in.  I have already struggled with his help to pay nearly £1,500 in rent arrears as they have stopped half of my housing benefit. Can anyone give any ideas please at end of tether.