[access-uk] Re: A query about Council Tax on behalf of a friend
- From: "Peter Holdstock" <peterholdstock@xxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:53:17 +0100
Employment Support Allowance has now replaced Incapacity Benefit. All those who
make a new claim will be making it for Employment Support Allowance (ESA), not
Incapacity Benefit.
All ESA claimants who are deamed as fit for work have to attend a work focused
interview at the jobcentre, at which point they are all referred on to Pathways
to Work which is an initiative to help people in to paid employment.
Those who aren't deamed fit for work will undergo a second assessment to
consider whether any support can be given to the customer to manage their
condition and hopefully progress to some kind of meaningful employment.
Those people currently on long term Incapacity Benefit will be being contacted
during 2010 to 2013 to see whether they can also then be refered on to Pathways
to Work.
The idea being that resources can be better targetted to supporting those who
genuinly are unable to work, and keeping those people who can work in sustained
employment.
Hope that helps
Peter
From: Spring.flower
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 7:45 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: A query about Council Tax on behalf of a friend
tell me more please?
Thanks
trace
----- Original Message -----
From: william lomas
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 9:00 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: A query about Council Tax on behalf of a friend
we all move over to employment and support allowance
On 14 Sep 2009, at 20:48, Spring.flower wrote:
Speaking of incapacity benefit, isn't that stopping next year, what happens
after?
Trace
----- Original Message -----
From: william lomas
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 11:52 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: A query about Council Tax on behalf of a friend
The friend in question James, if renting a property should in theory be
getting housing benefit and counsil tax if they are on Incapacity benefit and
DLA like most of us
On 13 Sep 2009, at 11:46, James & Nash wrote:
Ah thank you Roger, this makes sense. could I ask do you work? Our
friend is currently unemployed.
Thank you
James, Lyn, Nash and Twinny
----- Original Message -----
From: roger south
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 9:35 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: A query about Council Tax on behalf of a
friend
This is a means tested benefit. If your friend gets housing benefit
or income support they will get help with council tax. If not in receipt of
either as I'm not you pay the full amount. But if the accommodation is fitted
for disabled living you drop a band in the calculation. My heating loss means I
have specially loud door and phone bells so I qualify for that.
Roger
----- Original Message -----
From: James & Nash
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 11:17 AM
Subject: [access-uk] A query about Council Tax on behalf of a friend
Hi list,
A friend asked if i would send a message to this list regarding a
query about their council tax.
They are Blind too and receive Incapacity Benefit and Disability
Living Allowance. Their local Council have not yet made a descision about
whether they are entitled to Council Tax benefit but the Council have issued a
bill for payment. They're unemployed at the moment, so do people who are
unemployed and on benefits generally pay council tax?
Any help you can provide would be very much appreciated.
Thank you
Take care
James, Lyn, Nash and Twinny
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