From: "Andy Pandy" 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: Why is council tax so high?
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 20:03:12 +0100


"Ronald Raygun"  wrote in message
news:pO_2d.1563$5E7.19002517@news-text.cableinet.net...
> > If two people share a house and
> > one is on a zero (or very low)  income, they are able to claim second
> > adult rebate so they only pay 75% of the council tax. BUT this doesn't
> > apply if the two adults are partners, then they still have to pay 100%.
>
> Shome mishtake shirley.  You can't get 75% rate with two non-student
> adults, partners or not, unless one of them's in prison, or a nun,
> or something.

You can.

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/lifeevent/benefits/council_tax_benefit.asp#whatb

http://www.oxford.gov.uk/oxford/services.nsf/Public/AllServices/3C1D2A7C89929C9A
80256A1B005286AF

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Andy