Council tax reduction

ET22

Hi does anyone know if claiming ESA support group , PIP daily living component and UC how this will affect my council tax payments ? I already get a 25% reduction for being a single occupant and I own my own home 

I also have to pay service charges on my mortgaged home and don’t know if I can claim help with this without claiming SMI

Thankyou in advance 

HillStreetBlues

ET22 said:

Hi does anyone know if claiming ESA support group , PIP daily living component and UC how this will affect my council tax payments ? I already get a 25% reduction for being a single occupant and I own my own home 

I also have to pay service charges on my mortgaged home and don’t know if I can claim help with this without claiming SMI

Thankyou in advance 

CRT for working age people isn't consistent as councils can decide how much discount within certain parameters in England. My previous English council gave full discount for a single person in the SG. Not all councils seem to publish their discounts on line. But is saying that you should get a much more than just a 25% single discount. If you want to name your council we can try and find the discount.
With a service charge it would be UC as it's part of the Housing Element.

ET22

Thanks @HillStreetBlues. I’m going to contact the council or dig a bit deeper on their website. It seems a bit unfair if it’s council by council so to speak. I will contact UC about the service charges so hopefully I will get some contribution towards them. Atm, I am not going to claim SMI but I may change my mind in the future. The length of time it has taken to get the work capacity assessment and an outcome has been 5 months and I have had to pay some of my council tax during this time. Hopefully my Coincil will not increase the amount I have to pay because I’m awarded UC 

gbhxu

I'm single, live on my own, get IR ESA and PIP (LR care and HR mobility).
Still have to pay £27 a month CT

Yes, it depends on your local authority 

ET22

Thankyou, I think I will have to pay something I’m sure so I’m honoring it won’t be too much x 

kkkklinky

As long as you don't get Carers Allowance you should be paying the same..I found out the hard way when I migrated to UC and suddenly had to pay 50% CT instead of 25%. Something to consider in future for anyone considering claiming CA especially since on UC there is no financial benefit. Carers Allowance is treated as income.

ET22

I dont get carers allowance, but It doesnt seem fair carers allowance is treated as income 

housebuyer143

kkkklinky said:

As long as you don't get Carers Allowance you should be paying the same..I found out the hard way when I migrated to UC and suddenly had to pay 50% CT instead of 25%. Something to consider in future for anyone considering claiming CA especially since on UC there is no financial benefit. Carers Allowance is treated as income.

But you do get class 1 NI contributions on carers so swings and roundabouts. 

born_again

ET22 said:

I dont get carers allowance, but It doesnt seem fair carers allowance is treated as income 

But you get a allowance under UC. So you end up in exactly the same position.

HillStreetBlues

born_again said:

ET22 said:

I dont get carers allowance, but It doesnt seem fair carers allowance is treated as income 

But you get a allowance under UC. So you end up in exactly the same position.

CA and CE under UC can be treated differently by councils for CTR
I remember a thread on here that a council didn't class CA as income but when claiming CE it was treated as income.

ET22

Luckily I only have to pay a small amount of council tax according to the adjustment notice i was sent, around 30 pounds pm as opposed to the full amount of over 1500 ( liable as a single occupier with the 25% discount) so yes it does seem to vary a lot from council to council