Council Tax

[missyass911]

I would like some advise please :)

I have recently started part time work after coming back from maternity leave.

I have received my new council tax bill and they are expecting the full price when my whole salary is still minimum monthly.

Does this sound about right I do get single persons discount but the council tax still comes upto £80 a month unfortunately which is a lot.

It could be right. Councils set their own discount rates these days. I have to pay £77 per month as an unemployed single parent .

Why would your council tax change depending upon income? Are you claiming all the benefits you may be entitled to?

@OnlyFoolsnMothers

Why would your council tax change depending upon income? Are you claiming all the benefits you may be entitled to?

They change it depending on your income which I completely understand but I think is what the person above said they decide on the prices I cant do anything about it unfortunately:(

@TheFormerPorpentinaScamander

It could be right. Councils set their own discount rates these days. I have to pay £77 per month as an unemployed single parent .

Oh my that is really bad I know people who are unemployed who pay pennies literally and you are paying £77 that is a lot

Have you applied for a council tax reduction op?

Isn’t single person discount a set percentage across all areas?

Have you requested your billing installments to go to march?

Single adult discount is 25%.
There's also an income based reduction but the rate for that is set by councils and you have to apply for it separately to everything else.

You need to apply for council tax reduction as it is means-tested. It's not automatically calculated, so you need to keep them updated with changes to your income. Check your local authority website for how to apply