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Council Tax Reduction - Waited Almost One Month and No Response

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  • born_again
    born_again Posts: 20,744 Forumite
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    Any one stop drop in center for the council? Often located in Libraries.
    Can also be known as community hubs 👍

    Our council has 26 around the city.
    Life in the slow lane
  • debtslave2024
    debtslave2024 Posts: 101 Forumite
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    edited 4 June at 6:36PM
    @Sunflowergal1975. That is bang out of order waiting that long. I am afraid they would appear to be “a law unto themselves.”

    @born_again. I have searched for council drop in centres, apparently there are no council run facilities like this in my city. Only ones run by third parties, and I doubt they can make the council respond.

    @GrumpyDil. I have actually managed to find a council tax phone number for them. Here’s hoping they actually answer the phone (will try.)
  • sheramber
    sheramber Posts: 22,772 Forumite
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    Contact your local councillor 
  • debtslave2024
    debtslave2024 Posts: 101 Forumite
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    Update. I managed to actually get through to them, via their online chat line as opposed to the phone. I told them, that they are taking almost 25% of my income, and I have waited a month.

    They looked into my case, and said nobody has looked at my application yet, but they will push my June council tax payment to July, in the hope they will get back to me by then.
  • pmduk
    pmduk Posts: 10,683 Forumite
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    This is the point at which I'd be making a formal complaint to the council 
  • TimeLord1
    TimeLord1 Posts: 955 Forumite
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    Visit your citizens advice they'll know exactly who to contact to get it resolved quickly.
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