Council Tax liability for Graduating students

Voyager2002

silvercar said:

mumbythesea said:

I get it , as his leaving the country I could just tell him to ignore it but then he'll get a ccj.
His is in a self contained studio but £150  a month is insane for middlesborough I thought it was supposed to be cheap up north !! 

No, it is not a County Court Judgement. A Liability Order is granted in the local Magistrates' Court and does not appear on your credit file.

It can be passed to debt collection agencies. So may be worth contacting the council and saying he is leaving on Xx date. Also claim council tax benefit if eligible. With no income and the student year finished, it may be that he is entitled to full council tax benefit.

A liability order can theoretically lead to prison, so it is actually a more serious matter than a CCJ.

Anyway, he should be eligible for Council Tax Benefit which could cover most or all of it.

mumbythesea

silvercar said:

mumbythesea said:

I get it , as his leaving the country I could just tell him to ignore it but then he'll get a ccj.
His is in a self contained studio but £150  a month is insane for middlesborough I thought it was supposed to be cheap up north !! 

No, it is not a County Court Judgement. A Liability Order is granted in the local Magistrates' Court and does not appear on your credit file.

It can be passed to debt collection agencies. So may be worth contacting the council and saying he is leaving on Xx date. Also claim council tax benefit if eligible. With no income and the student year finished, it may be that he is entitled to full council tax benefit.

Yes he is actually leaving the country but I know these things have a habit of reappearing years down the line when you least expect it !! 

building_with_lego

mumbythesea said:

My son has just been hit with a £150 a month council tax bill ( for a studio in middleborough like how can it be that much ?)  They are claiming that his course finished on the 16th of May even though he doesnt graduate until the 16th July. 

He has no income , he is living on the remainder  of his student loan whilst be waits to graduate , this is his only income , how do they expect them to pay ? Of course they no doubt are expecting the parents to cover it which I don't feel I should have to do !! 

Anyone else in the same predicament? Feel this is a blantent cash grab  , he will be leaving the area after graduation to move home but know how these things can escalate ! 

He is liable for CT for the weeks between the end of the course and the end of his contract. He can get a letter from his university confirming his course end date (which may differ from the exams/ term dates) but he is liable after that as he is no longer a student. Graduation date is irrelevant.

The usual CT reductions apply- single person discount if everyone else there is in FT education etc. He can find this information on his council web pages.

silvercar

building_with_lego said:

Wmumbythesea said:

My son has just been hit with a £150 a month council tax bill ( for a studio in middleborough like how can it be that much ?)  They are claiming that his course finished on the 16th of May even though he doesnt graduate until the 16th July. 

He has no income , he is living on the remainder  of his student loan whilst be waits to graduate , this is his only income , how do they expect them to pay ? Of course they no doubt are expecting the parents to cover it which I don't feel I should have to do !! 

Anyone else in the same predicament? Feel this is a blantent cash grab  , he will be leaving the area after graduation to move home but know how these things can escalate ! 

He is liable for CT for the weeks between the end of the course and the end of his contract. He can get a letter from his university confirming his course end date (which may differ from the exams/ term dates) but he is liable after that as he is no longer a student. Graduation date is irrelevant.

The usual CT reductions apply- single person discount if everyone else there is in FT education etc. He can find this information on his council web pages.

With no income he could claim council tax benefit if eligible. He could also surrender his tenancy and move to his parents’ home or elsewhere. Or he could get a job, temporary or permanent.