[access-uk] Re: A matter of council tax
- From: "Peter" <peterlogue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 18:44:54 +0100
Hi Barry,
And I think I meet that criteria. I also had the application signed by my
doctor. Yet they knocked me back. I guess its time to get up and push a
little harder?
Peter
From beautiful Dumbarton on the river Clyde.
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Barry Hill
Sent: 26 August 2006 11:52
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: A matter of council tax
Hi Peter
I got this from the RNIB web site:
You can get the disability reduction on your council tax bill if you, or
anyone else living in your home, is "substantially and permanently disabled"
and
needs extra space or adaptations in your home because of this.
Your home must contain either:
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. a room other than a bathroom, kitchen or lavatory used predominantly to
meet the needs of a disabled person;
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or
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. an additional kitchen or bathroom for the use of a disabled person;
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or
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. extra space inside the property so that a wheelchair can be used.
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In addition, the local council must be satisfied that the room or adaptation
is essential, or of major importance, to the disabled person's well-being
because
of the nature and extent of his / her disability.
For example, you may need an extra room to store bulky equipment such as a
CCTV, braille equipment or an exercise bicycle. Or you may have an extra
bathroom
on the ground floor of your house because of mobility problems.
If you qualify for a disability reduction, your bill will be reduced to the
band below the valuation band of your home, eg if your house is in Band D,
the
bill can be reduced to that for a house in Band C.
If your home is in Band A, you will be given a reduction of one sixth of
your bill.
There is no automatic entitlement to the reduction.
You should claim a reduction if you think you are entitled - contact your
council's Council Tax section to make a claim.
Barry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter" <peterlogue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 10:51 AM
Subject: [access-uk] A matter of council tax
> Hi all,
> A number of weeks ago I applied to our local tax office in an attempt to
> get some kind of tax deduction for a room in my house which is used
> exclusively for adaptive equipment; computer, scanner, printer, etc. I had
> read on the list many months ago that local councils do give deductions
> for
> such set-ups. In my application I told them exactly what equipment was
> being
> used and that it was used by a blind person. The application was specific
> to
> their office and was signed by my doctor. This morning I got a reply
> saying
> that I did not qualify for a council tax deduction because. Quote.
>
> You do not have an additional bathroom or kitchen to meet your needs.
> You do not use a wheelchair within the property. And that no room exists
> for
> providing therapy or otherwise.
> Unquote.
> Now, surely my computerand scanner and CCTV, as writing and reading tools,
> can be regarded in the same manner as the wheelchair and that the room in
> question, although not used for therapy, does fall under the otherwise
> clause? I understand many of you have been successful in getting this
> tax deduction and for those who were successful, could you give me some
> pointers, some kind of clause reference to go by when I next talk to the
> tax
> office. Perhaps you know of a clerk or office in that department that I
> should get in touch with. Perhaps there is yet another level I can take
> this
> to? I know such a deduction probably won't be much, but any savings per
> month though is better in my pocket than theirs.
> My location is Scotland, the West Dumbartonshire region.
>
>
> Many thanks,
> Peter Logue
>
>
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