Council Tax advice

[Tommybhoy]

What is a reasonable amount to offer to pay in arrears
I’m being chased for not paying single occupancy
the council are asking me how much I can pay

[ploddertom]

Are you on Benefits or in employment? How much do you owe?

[Tommybhoy]

I’m in full time employment on minimum wage Scotland
they say I owe about £2,500

[ploddertom]

In that case you need to do yourself an Income & Expenditure then see if you have any disposable income left and offer say half of that. Don't forget they could possibly Arrest your wages and that way be a whole lot worse off. Best to get an agreement before it goes too much further, involve your local Councillor as a mediator if necessary.

[lgfa92]

I’m in full time employment on minimum wage Scotland
they say I owe about £2,500

£2500 is a decent way of single person discount to be removed. Do you dispute the reasons or do you accept it ?

[Tommybhoy]

How do you dispute this single person occupancy I moved in with my partner,notified the council, they never amended their details about 4 years ago . It’s not as if we are not paying. It’s just the single person discount. Can anything be done they are just trying to get more money out of me

[lgfa92]

You're likely out of luck with that one, even allowing for the councils initial failure there's an ongoing duty for you to notify the council. Legally the discount doesn't apply (unless you're disregarded) and they can remove it, even retrospectively.

It wouldn't be something that a valuation tribunal could rule on so it comes down to disputing the issue with the council and asking that they'd go easy on you with the recovery. I've dealt with many vt's and more council disputes than I can remember and I'd rate your chances as very low for getting anything above a bit extra time to pay.

[Tommybhoy]

I forgot to mention it’s not as if I’m not paying any council tax I just need to get the arrears away Iam paying full tax just need to get them to agree can they still chase you even though you are paying

[lgfa92]

I forgot to mention it’s not as if I’m not paying any council tax I just need to get the arrears away Iam paying full tax just need to get them to agree can they still chase you even though you are paying

Yes.