My local council have written to say that they intend to remove my council single occupancy allowance, and may also apply a penalty charge, because they have carried out a 'data matching' exercise' and it 'shows that there are additional adults' living at my house. They don't say who, or how many, but I have to refute this somehow.
They have provided a form for me to declare all these occupants over 18, but there aren't any!
I have emailed explaining that I have a DC away at uni, studying full time, and ask whether they deem my house to be their main residence (in which case I can apply for discount due to their being in education). I have also asked who they believe is living here (they wrote 'additional adults', so presumably they think its more than one?).
Otherwise I have been the only adult living here for 13 years - am in a relationship but he lives >100 miles away (owns his property), and stays here about 10-15 nights a year - surely they don't mean him?
My question is, do I have the right to know who they think is living here, i.e. exactly what the accusation is? It seems unfair that I have to try to disprove their statement (within 10 days, or I lose single person discount), but they don't have to tell me why they have decided someone else is living here? Does anyone know what my right are to know please?
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Council accusation that other adults live with me, without saying who?!
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