Thanks , we will decide what to do

Hi, Thanks for the reply. But i did correct the first post in that she receives Attendance Allowance NOT DLA. I am not down officially anywhere as a carer for my wife . Is there any reason why i cant just claim carers allowance and seize claiming Tax credits due to reduced self employed hours , thereby taking UC out of the picture. We could still probably manage financially with my wife`s state pension, her attendance allowance , carers allowance (if i can get it) and my earnings from self employment (i work from home anyway) ???

thanks HB

Anyone?? ¬A correction to the above my wife receives attendance allowance NOT DLA.

Hi, I am self employed on very low income and presently receiving WTC. I just filled in my self employed tax return each year and renewed tax credits up til now. My wife is 14 years older than me and is receiving state pension and middle rate DLA. I spend alot of my week looking after my wife but havent as yet claimed Carers allowance. Ive been told we have to migrate to UC. Now there is no way i would be able to meet the so called Minimum Income floor due to caring responsibilities. Should i apply for carers allowance and carrying on in my self employment as i have been doing for years ? Does this mean i would still have to go over to UC ,as the amount of working tax credit i get is about the same as a carers allowance payment would be. We have been able to manage financially up to now as we have no mortgage /rent to pay , dont have a car ,etc... but have been receiving full council tax reduction. Just looking for some advice. Thankyou

Yes he was responsible at the address listed minus the single person discount on all of them. It was a flat above a shop . They all refer to the same address, i assume the 140 or whatever is the amount owed from november 2022 (on the previous liability order ) to when he left in March 2023 and moved to his current address in Merseyside , the paperwork is all jumbled up and hard to figure whats what at the moment. When you said earlier that the NOE was invalid is that because they went to an address he is no longer living at or because they went to our home??

Thanks DX, we will try and get rid of those fees, as they visited the wrong address, ive just learned they seem to have obtained two liability orders , how long do they last as they seem to have just obtained one recently but for £140 , can the council or Marston combine them under the same £1400 figure. Its getting confusing , my son has the habit of burying his head in the sand when confronted with bills . Latest liability order attached. 2023-10-05 LO.pdf

HI, My son who has mild aspergers sydrome but who lives independently has been ignoring council tax payments etc.. and now the council has obtained a liability order to collect . They are using Marston. Currently he is living hundreds of miles away from the address that he accumulated the debt at. ¬Today the bailiffs put a letter through our door ,saying that they would be coming around later this week to collect goods. Now my son hasn`t lived here for over 15 years, so its rather annoying for us. He is currently at work in Merseyside where he also lives renting a room with a friend(all bills included in the rent.) My wife rang the number on the bailiffs enforcement letter, and they are saying that my son owes £1400 and that there is no option but to pay all the amount or they will take goods. They don't have his new address at the moment. Where does he stand in regards to offering instalments to the council or Marston. Marston are saying no option as its gone too far ????? We or he hasnt contacted the council who are due the council tax as yet. And the bailiffs are wanting us or my son to contact them again before 10 pm tonight . We haven't really had time to check out where he stands or infact us. We dont want bailiffs standing outside our home as its really nothing to do with us from a legal point of view. Ive attached redacted letter from Marston that was put through our door today. Thanks ,hope someone can advise as quick as possible. p.s We will be getting our son to come to some payment arrangement ,but unsure if its allowed now at this late stage ,and would preferably deal with the council than this Marston. Also the council tax is previous to March 2023 which is when he moved, so most of it is from 2022. Ive also just obtained an enforcement notice with the same reference number but dated 2022. img012 redact.pdf 2022-11-26 NOE.pdf Final Notice - your belongings will be removed.pdf