Hi all. I moved in with my ex in august 2015 in to a council property that she already had with her daughter, I have never been put on the tenancy at all but she registered me as living there, our agreement was that she would pay the council tax and I would pay the rent. As from June 2017 she failed to keep up with the payments on the council tax and now the council are taken it direct from my wages even though we have split up the 7th December 2017. Can the council still take the money and make me liable for the money even though I have never ever been on the tenancy agreement? Tia

Myself and my hubby were quite young when we moved out of home and got ourselves into some debt problems, one of them was owing council tax. We owe thousands of pounds in council tax arrears, we have kept up with current CT payments for about the past 4 years, and have paid bits and bobs off the arrears as and when we could as my hubby does temporary work which can last anything from days to years. He started a new job last month after being unemployed for a couple of months and so the council asked us to set up a payment arrangement for one of our old accounts, money is very tight at the moment and our 1st baby is due next month, so we sent them a financial statement which showed we were left with £5 a week and asked if we could pay £5 a fortnight. Well today we recieved a letter saying that they couldnt accept that, but we could pay £5 a week until 3rd june when it will increase to £12.50 a week. I thought ok fair enough as by then baby will be here and were entitled to tax credits and child benefit so we will have a bit more money. Then in a seperate letter/envelope was an attachment of earnings order for another account from 06/07, my hubby takes home £320 a week and they want to take 12% of that = £38.40. This is completely unrealistic, so they want £30 a week normal council tax, £38.40 in a AEO and £12.50 a week off another account (from june). Im honestly beginning to wonder what the point in my hubby going to work is! We will end up falling behind with the current council tax if we are to pay out the other amounts, maybe £20 off arrears but over £50 a week! Rent = £126 PW Council Tax = £30 PW Electricity = £40 PW (no gas) less in summer Food = £70 PW Car Ins = £8.50 PW Pet Ins = £6.70 PW House Ins = £3 PW Petrol/Car Tax £20 PW Phone/Broadband = £9 PW = £313.20 This is without dog food any clothing etc, etc.. Car tax due end of the month £148.50 and baby due next month So how will we afford £38.40 from his wages