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Council Tax fandango...
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I love that word fandango. But yes anyway...council tax.
I'm in an odd (and dubious) situation with my council tax. When I moved in to my flat I was badgered into putting the council tax into my name as a student and then saying I was the only one living here by both one of my flatmates and my landlord. I hated to do it and I've been paranoid as fuck since.
Anyway, the guy that made me do it is finally moving out and my boyfriend is moving in and as he's doing an intensive learning course at the moment he plans to sign on. Obviously he can't do that unless he's on the council tax register.
So I want to make it all above board and legal and include my 2 other flatmates (luckily who are both full time students and have letters from the colleges) who will say they've just moved in (as the other two rooms have been used for "storage") and the other new flatmate we'll be getting.
So I just want to know if there are 5 people in a house and 3 of them are students and one is on benefits (don't know what the last one will be as of yet) what will the council tax bill be like? If the new person is a student also will the 20% sole occupant discount be applicable to my bf? Will he get any help from the government? He's only signing on as a temporary measure until he gets a part time job.
I feel so stupid for getting myself into this situation in the first place, I understand how much trouble I can get into. It would have been so much easier if we'd started off with the truth, but I basically got coerced into it because my stupid bastard of a flatmate didn't want to pay money he legally should have and threatened me with not letting me live here. And it's the sort of gaff I didn't want to lose!
I'm in an odd (and dubious) situation with my council tax. When I moved in to my flat I was badgered into putting the council tax into my name as a student and then saying I was the only one living here by both one of my flatmates and my landlord. I hated to do it and I've been paranoid as fuck since.
Anyway, the guy that made me do it is finally moving out and my boyfriend is moving in and as he's doing an intensive learning course at the moment he plans to sign on. Obviously he can't do that unless he's on the council tax register.
So I want to make it all above board and legal and include my 2 other flatmates (luckily who are both full time students and have letters from the colleges) who will say they've just moved in (as the other two rooms have been used for "storage") and the other new flatmate we'll be getting.
So I just want to know if there are 5 people in a house and 3 of them are students and one is on benefits (don't know what the last one will be as of yet) what will the council tax bill be like? If the new person is a student also will the 20% sole occupant discount be applicable to my bf? Will he get any help from the government? He's only signing on as a temporary measure until he gets a part time job.
I feel so stupid for getting myself into this situation in the first place, I understand how much trouble I can get into. It would have been so much easier if we'd started off with the truth, but I basically got coerced into it because my stupid bastard of a flatmate didn't want to pay money he legally should have and threatened me with not letting me live here. And it's the sort of gaff I didn't want to lose!
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If your bf is on benefits he is entitled to register for housing and council tax benefit. That will cover something towards his portion of the tax, up to the full amount- i.e. 75% if he is alone, 50% if there is another CT payer in the house, based on means-testing.
As for the form, just say they've moved in now. I doubt they'll check.
Your bf will be liable for 75% rate council tax though.
Hope that helps as Kermit say if they are unemployed then the will be able to apply for help with their council tax.
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if you are all fulltime students, then you all would have been exempt from the tax?
also, if the council tax on the house is 1000, we pay 200 each. but if im the only worker, do i pay 200 or have to fork out 1000?
sorry for hijacking your thread, but its very similar to one i was going to start.
thanks
if you are the only worker, you are the only one who has to pay. but you will be able to get a discount if it's only you working, so you'll only pay £750.
the authorities do check
Legally unless you have a letter from your university you can't be counted as a student and will have to pay tax.
And also legally from April 2004 I think, they cannot get any money out of real students, so technically you should pay the full whack.