Hi I have received my migration letter confirming I have moved to UC from ESA. I will receive transitional protection of £41.12 for a year, in other words the amount I'm getting has gone down by £41.12, but they'll honour it for a year, after that tough! Not great, but I can absorb that. However I just received my Council Tax ammendment: I now have to pay £93.00 per month!!! So my income per month is not protected, it's just gone down by £93.00.
I've phoned the council and, as they are using the correct UC figure, there's nothing they can do. I REALLY need some advice over this. There seems little point in appealing as the council are using the correct figure. I'm a single mum, who's disabled, with no family support. This is a huge blow. I feel utterly sick and I'm shaking.
It is possible for this to happen but to check that they haven't made a mistake we need to know why. Every Council in the UK is allowed to make changes to the Council Tax Reduction scheme. Firstly I think you need to phone them to find out why this has happened. If they cannot answer then get the email address for Council Tax Reduction and question them.
David
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