Council tax rebate?

Question

I've just had a letter from my old council saying that a retrospective council tax adjustment means they owe me around £60. This was for a house I lived in 8 years ago. They want me to write back and say that I currently live at that address in order to claim my rebate.

Why should I still have to live there? If I "overpaid", then surely I'm entitled to the rebate whether I live there or not?

At the moment I'm thinking of carefully wording the letter, such as "I can confirm that the address shown is correct" which doesn't actually say I live there!

Any help appreciated, thanks!

Answer 1

I would guess they only just discovered the overpayment and it's spread over the 8 years (i.e. they owe you £7.50 per year).

NB. there are a lot of scams about that start off with 'you have won some money', progress onto 'give us your Bank details so we can pay it to you' and and up with an empty Bank account.....

Suggest you look up the Council details via some other means (printed Yellow Pages) check the phone numbers given are real and then call them up to clarify what they owe you & how they are going to pay.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

If I were you I would take myself down to the Citizens Advice Bureau and seek some knowledge from them before you reply to the council. Their advice is free.