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3 days 51 minutes ago #305627 by soulgal
Replied by soulgal on topic ESA to UC - COUNCIL TAX
Hi Navigator

Thanks so much for your reply.

I've just checked my Council Tax Notice and it states "if the exemption no longer applies you should contact xxxxxx Council within 21 days of this occurring......."

There is no change my eligibility criteria, other than me migrating to Universal Credit. I had planned to inform them that I had been migrated to UC but there is nothing on the Notice that suggests I need to so I think I'll just leave it. However, I have heard of quite a few people who have been sent council tax bills after migrating, like yourself, and this worries me.

Thanks again for sharing your experience and advice, hopefully I won't need to challenge this, but, then again........

Best of Luck with your Cancer treatment, I am 9 years (and counting) in remission from Breast Cancer.

Kind Regards
soulgal

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3 days 30 minutes ago #305628 by David
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Hi soulgal

You need to inform Council Tax of your move to UC when you get your first UC payment. A lot of Councils are recalculating the Council Tax bill differently where there is UC as opposed to ESA and the bill will vary from one Council to the next.

David

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2 days 23 hours ago #305629 by soulgal
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Hi David

Ah right, ok will do.

Thanks for that.

soulgal

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1 day 53 minutes ago #305742 by Navigator
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Hi Soulgal,
Just a quick update:
I have just received an apology and a reassurance that my CTR will return to being paid in full, and the bill of £0.00 is in the post.

This was despite my receiving a bill just days earlier, asking me to pay, £1,200. Turns out computers are not as reliable as everyone thought they were, and they make mistakes.

So I would say to always complain if you think your CTR has not been correctly applied, to your account, especially if you were in receipt of Full CTR previously before migrating over to UC.

Thank you for your best wishes
Kind regards
Navigator
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