Who should pay the council tax?

Just to say - the amount of reduction in council tax for a disabled person is also affected by whether or not they have savings.

Just carry on living by yourself with your child.

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I suppose it depends how much you want to live together.

I am on UC and if DP moved in with me, I would lose all my UC as he has too much in savings, and he would be expected to support me. He is not on a great wage, not much more then NMW. It simply would not work. We would both be a lot worse off.
But then we have no plans to live together anyway. I have been there and got the T-shirt!.

Like a PP said, you are just not financially compatible. You need to think about your own financial stability, and also your child.

Hadn’t realised - we get 25% off our bill, as did I as a student until recently.

@Cavapoo123 you haven’t said what your income is after the 800 “loss”?! And I say it like that because it’s not a loss as you are gaining another member to the household who earns 2k…

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of course they will. Gas, elec, water, will be 1/3 A and 2/3 B unless you are saying Bs child won’t be having lights on in their bedroom, won’t be using any electrical equipment, won’t be taking baths/showers etc. They will be paying towards the child’s rent costs, and tv licence etc.

I see you say later food costs will be separate but don’t kid your self A is paying towards Bs child ,

Which, if you read the post, will be more or less made up with the contribution from A and some saving on the bills

personally they should split it

if not If I was A I would not be moving in

Not all disabled people qualify for a reduction. Most councils will consider a reduction of one council tax band, but there has to be a need for an extra room for the use of the disabled person, such as an extra kitchen or bathroom, or they need extra space to use a wheelchair indoors. If one resident has a serious mental impairment then council tax is usually 100% discounted, but only if the only other resident is the carer or spouse of that person.

This. Are they throwing the saved money into the pot or amassing savings due to living off the back of Person B?

Person B would also have to declare the partner to DWP and potentially lose free meals etc for their child as well as other benefits.

Why don’t you get a credit for the disabled person on your council tax? They are still entitled to a deduction? We get one for my DD who receives PIP.

This is what happens when two people try to move in together but still want separate finances and still see everything as yours and mine…not ours. It’s not fair on either of you tbh so I wouldn’t bother @Cavapoo123

You don’t. Both A and B have received a single persons’ discount because they previously lived alone. Once they move in together they are no longer entitled to it.

Generally disabled people are not fully exempted from council tax, even if they claim benefits - it’s determined by local authority income banding. A disabled person can only claim one exemption on top of the single persons’ discount, so in person B’s case that would be the disability exemption - which, it should be noted, not all disabled people will qualify for. Most councils restrict eligibility to needing things like an extra room, a second kitchen/bathroom, or extra space for a wheelchair due to a disability. That would result in a reduction of one council tax banding. A 100% reduction is generally only available If you have a doctor's certificate for a severe mental impairment and receive certain benefits.

All money is counted as joint money (it doesn’t all have to leave which ever persons account but a bill account should be opened

All bills that need paying are added up to give a years total spend + about 25% more to begin with as there are now more people then divide the amount by 12 and on a certain day per month the 2 adults put in 50% of the total each.
Are there any expenses that are vital like commute to work, nursery fees etc that each person pays for each month. Again these need to be taken off the total and accounted
for
Each child gets an amount allocated for pocket money
And each adult gets a cetrtain amount per month for their own spending and the rest goes in a joint savings account to top up the bill money if needed, savings, presents and a holiday fund.
After the first year if you are all careful you can get a clearer idea of what the total bills are.
Discuss budgets for everything and make sure you are covering each each mini budget for things like presents holidays etc. (I used to combine Christmas presents with the holiday fund and go somewhere hot at Christmas. Holiday was the present.

The household is responsible for the council tax. The adults have to work out between them how much money each puts towards household expenses, including that one.
BTW, the posts would have been much easier to follow if you said 'I have 2 children and I'm moving in with my partner who lives on benefits' (or whatever) rather than introducing Person A and Person B.

Good point
when I was a student my full time working partner covered all council tax.

How you getting single person discount if there are two people?

Person B would’ve stupid to let person A move in if they will be loosing £800 plus a month “income”.

Person A must be laughing their socks off saving so much money once they move in.

Both it comes from the joint pot which you use to pay bills. They are both responsible.

It doesn't sound like person A is getting much out of it?

Both A and B, equally. If B doesn't want to pay council tax and is worried about their benefits, then A should not move in.

If you talk this through with your local council they will give you all the options
is everything your stating proveable with evidence because they will check

I can’t see that person b has anything to gain by a moving in. Person a gets to lower their outgoings and other benefits of living with a partner while person b loses out

and person a gets put on the tenancy? Fuck that!

OK I'm going with this.

So A has been paying council tax with a 25% single persons discount.

Person B has been paying nothing as they are disabled etc.

I think that A should pay 75% and B should TRY to pay the additional 25% in lost single persons discount.

And I say TRY.