13 Apr 2016 18:43:42
New to this page and loved reading everything.
Quick question. Should UK remain in EU?
Please give reasons for all answers and enjoy the discussion - unless everyone says the same thing of course ;-)
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RedAllOverButNotSore
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13 Apr 2016 21:09:03
There is a non-publisised piece of help the council can provide.
You can ask for a reduction in the council tax.
You make an application, basically setting out the circumstances and providing all income and expenditure.
The council tax section have discretion to wipe off all or most of the arrears upmto the point of the application.
I used to work in a council tax section and have dealt with a few of these.
'Good cause' can be classed as proving there is substantially less income than the expenses.
If the full arrears are written off, your friend may also get a refund of all or some of the payments made on the account.
You can see why councils don't advertise that there is this scheme.
Read discussionThere is a non-publisised piece of help the council can provide.
You can ask for a reduction in the council tax.
You make an application, basically setting out the circumstances and providing all income and expenditure.
The council tax section have discretion to wipe off all or most of the arrears upmto the point of the application.
I used to work in a council tax section and have dealt with a few of these.
'Good cause' can be classed as proving there is substantially less income than the expenses.
If the full arrears are written off, your friend may also get a refund of all or some of the payments made on the account.
You can see why councils don't advertise that there is this scheme.