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Council Tax Bill from 03/04 & Benefit Entitlement!
11 years 4 months ago - 11 years 4 months ago #104585 by francis1969
Council Tax Bill from 03/04 & Benefit Entitlement! was created by francis1969
Hi to everybody and will be as brief as I can:
Recently received council tax bills from over 10 years ago from council for the following dates and amounts:
1/4/2003 - 31/3/2004 in the sum of £120.77
1/4/2004 - 12/9/2004 in the sum of £113.79
I emailed council tax office concerned and informed them that throughout these dates I was in receipt of Incapacity Benefit, DLA (low rate care) and Income Support (which should have exempted me).
They replied confirming that I was in receipt of Incapacity Benefit and DLA (low rate care) but made no mention of Income Support and are still demanding these monies.
My question is that would a single person in social housing back in 2003/2004, receiving Incapacity Benefit (which I would have been receiving for over 2 years at that time) and low rate care DLA be entitled to Income Support? If this is the case then I would hope that this may put the matter to bed as it were.
I have not got the 1st inklling of where I would be able to find proof that I was in receipt of Income Support going back over a decade.
A 2nd string to this situation is that the council office concerned have only supplied me with copy bills and an income/expenditure form which they ask to be completed with 14 days or else the matter will be handed to their bailiffs! I am in the midst of trying to find out if council tax bills over 6 years are statute barred and if any liability order was made against me but have not yet finished this line of my enquiry as it seems to be a minefield, so if anybody can assist on this point, that also would be greatly appreciated.
As always, many thanks,
from very, very stressed
Recently received council tax bills from over 10 years ago from council for the following dates and amounts:
1/4/2003 - 31/3/2004 in the sum of £120.77
1/4/2004 - 12/9/2004 in the sum of £113.79
I emailed council tax office concerned and informed them that throughout these dates I was in receipt of Incapacity Benefit, DLA (low rate care) and Income Support (which should have exempted me).
They replied confirming that I was in receipt of Incapacity Benefit and DLA (low rate care) but made no mention of Income Support and are still demanding these monies.
My question is that would a single person in social housing back in 2003/2004, receiving Incapacity Benefit (which I would have been receiving for over 2 years at that time) and low rate care DLA be entitled to Income Support? If this is the case then I would hope that this may put the matter to bed as it were.
I have not got the 1st inklling of where I would be able to find proof that I was in receipt of Income Support going back over a decade.
A 2nd string to this situation is that the council office concerned have only supplied me with copy bills and an income/expenditure form which they ask to be completed with 14 days or else the matter will be handed to their bailiffs! I am in the midst of trying to find out if council tax bills over 6 years are statute barred and if any liability order was made against me but have not yet finished this line of my enquiry as it seems to be a minefield, so if anybody can assist on this point, that also would be greatly appreciated.
As always, many thanks,
from very, very stressed
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