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Council Tax changes for people with Aspergers on JSA

LornaB

Hello I am wondering if anyone has encountered problems with council tax benefit - Cheshire East Council.  Both my adult sons have been exempt from paying Council Tax previously.  This year the GP's completed the Exemption Certificates, but Cheshire East Council now say that my eldest son has to pay £200 toward his council tax.  The younger son does not have to.  The elder son is on the low rate of DLA and the younger one on the middle rate.  One GP charged £16 for a signature and the other GP did not charge us.   Cheshire East inform us that there are guidelines that GP's should not charge for this completing these forms.     Is this an income generating device that we will have to pay for every year, as I imagine the GP's may have more paperwork.

My eldest son has suffered hardship as a result of having to find £200, which he paid up front as he was afraid of receiving a summons for non payment. I have canvassed my MP, but I wondered if other people had experienced problems.  I am struggling to find help my elder son as he has a limited amount to live on and this is a huge amount for him to find, considering he has been exempt previously.

I would be welcome to hear anyones views or any advice there is.

Thank you.  Lorna

 

  • Welcome to Camerons new fairer Britain, same changing thing is happening with the benefits. I got a generic letter to phone some number ? , so they can ask me some questions over the phone? and  then they can send me out a questionaire ?

    Someone of the spectrum this is hell, impersonal bullying system, hassle, change, strangers, phonecalls, questions, questionaires and not telling you what it is about and do you know the people on the other end of the phone. I feel like I am a trapped sheep under there contol by an impersonal proxy slave benefit system, which I want no part off ! It is hard enough for me to engage with society, let alone an impersonal government machine which treats me inhuman like a number in a cattle market system.  I AM A HUMAN BEING !

     

     

  •  Hi - I'm not near Cheshire, but maybe the Citizens Advice Bureau or similar would be able to advise.  This cd be some edict from central government.  I know my son has to pay some council tax now.  Such an unfair societyFrown