Live in Carer Council Tax Discount

macvrx

Hi, after seeing Martins story on GMB, I contacted Runneymede Council as I do in excess of 35 hours care for my mother who I live with. My mother receives the Attendance Allowance lower rate. The council said they will send out the form to apply. I aksed how long will they be back dating it, the adviser said threee months.
Is that correct, as their website was wrong, surely we can back dated it several years?

p00hsticks

I think  it's a general rule for most benefits that they will only backdate three months, unless you can show that there is a good reason why you haven't applied before - just not knowing that you were eligible doesn't count. 

huckster

You always have rights to appeal such decisions, which then forces the Council to go through a process of review and they will inform the law they are applying.

peteuk

With coucil tax reductios each coucil sets its own rules. 

As this will be seen as you not appling rather than an issue with your applicationn thenn I wouldnt see why they would backdate it at all, so see three months as a bonus. 

macvrx

Just to update, the council have been very good and are back dating….so its a good result