If you are a single parent do you have to pay council tax??

Question

One child in full time education ( A Levels ) 1 child at university livng at home?? Please help trying to help a friend with info

Answer 1

Depends on whether your friend is claiming benefits or not. Im a single parent who works and all I get is single person discount.  He/She may still be eligible for this as children are still in full time education.  Best place to look is government website, direct.gov, pretty informative and user friendly.

Answer 2

Depends on what your income is

If you are working full time then it may be that you may only qualify for the 25% discount. As one child is a student and the other at school they don't count for CT purposes, so you are treated as a single resident and get a 25% discount off the bill

If you are a low earner you may get a higher discount depending on your income.

If you are currently paying 100% of the charge then make a claim as you will save something.

If you are in receipt of a means tested benefit like income support or JSA then you get a full CT rebate