Buckinghamshire Council has officially approved the three month council tax exemption. Watch your mail for the formal notification of your account adjustment and keep an eye on the council website to ensure the relief is applied correctly.
May 28, 2020
Buckinghamshire Council - Exemption of council tax payments for 3 months
Final supporters
We call upon
Buckinghamshire Council to exempt council tax payments for at least three
months due to the Corona Virus.
National Govt and local councils should be doing more in their role by granting council tax payment holidays and exemptions to households and in particular those who have no safety net. Council services are now being halted/curtailed as a result of the Corona Virus. Householders should receive a minimum 3 months exemption
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
March 30, 2020
March 28, 2020
We are approaching 250 signatures and need to hit this milestone right now to force a response from the council. Post the link to your Facebook feed and text three neighbors to get us over the line.
Reached 100 supporters
March 27, 2020
March 25, 2020
We are approaching one hundred signatures and need to hit that mark to force a response. Post this link on Facebook and text three friends to sign right now.
83 Comments
We need to do this urgently as we cant get any services if you have a special needs adult as all the services have stopped care college and respite care they are all paid for from council charges
The week we went on lockdown my council tax went up £30 a month. I have never seen an increase so high in the 6 years I've been paying council tax. I'm on minimum wage. That £30 extra makes a massive difference.
Pretty much the whole country has been furloughed or lossy jobs, income lost or heavily reduced. Mortgage companies offering 3 month payment holidays immediately yet councils RAISE council tax and send invoices the week of lockdown!?! Give the people a break, everyone’s affected here
Should give us discount for certain services that have been suspended, Understand it’s not there fault but we are paying full service for refuse removal and only have certain things collected
Trying to stick to a really difficult repayment plan from last year when hubby was made redundant . With this on top it will be extremely difficult to keep up whilst paying other essential housing costs food energy bills.
Please 3 month holiday. Its simple, help us now we need it and shouldn't even have to ask for it
I would appreciate if council tax can be waived off during the lockdown period as self employed people don't have income.
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Buckinghamshire Council has officially approved the three month council tax exemption. Watch your mail for the formal notification of your account adjustment and keep an eye on the council website to ensure the relief is applied correctly.
May 28, 2020
Buckinghamshire Council - Exemption of council tax payments for 3 months
Final supporters
We call upon
Buckinghamshire Council to exempt council tax payments for at least three
months due to the Corona Virus.
National Govt and local councils should be doing more in their role by granting council tax payment holidays and exemptions to households and in particular those who have no safety net. Council services are now being halted/curtailed as a result of the Corona Virus. Householders should receive a minimum 3 months exemption
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
March 30, 2020
March 28, 2020
We are approaching 250 signatures and need to hit this milestone right now to force a response from the council. Post the link to your Facebook feed and text three neighbors to get us over the line.
Reached 100 supporters
March 27, 2020
March 25, 2020
We are approaching one hundred signatures and need to hit that mark to force a response. Post this link on Facebook and text three friends to sign right now.
83 Comments
Support to residents is simply insufficient. People cannot work. People cannot earn. And yet people are still expected to pay for rent, bills, food and council tax. I am in a position where I have lost all my work, have no viable or safe alternatives, and I am not eligible for ANY universal credit OR employment support for wages lost. I am effectively without income for the foreseeable future.
We need to do this urgently as we cant get any services if you have a special needs adult as all the services have stopped care college and respite care they are all paid for from council charges
The week we went on lockdown my council tax went up £30 a month. I have never seen an increase so high in the 6 years I've been paying council tax. I'm on minimum wage. That £30 extra makes a massive difference.
Pretty much the whole country has been furloughed or lossy jobs, income lost or heavily reduced. Mortgage companies offering 3 month payment holidays immediately yet councils RAISE council tax and send invoices the week of lockdown!?! Give the people a break, everyone’s affected here
Should give us discount for certain services that have been suspended, Understand it’s not there fault but we are paying full service for refuse removal and only have certain things collected
Trying to stick to a really difficult repayment plan from last year when hubby was made redundant . With this on top it will be extremely difficult to keep up whilst paying other essential housing costs food energy bills.
Please 3 month holiday. Its simple, help us now we need it and shouldn't even have to ask for it
I would appreciate if council tax can be waived off during the lockdown period as self employed people don't have income.
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Support to residents is simply insufficient. People cannot work. People cannot earn. And yet people are still expected to pay for rent, bills, food and council tax. I am in a position where I have lost all my work, have no viable or safe alternatives, and I am not eligible for ANY universal credit OR employment support for wages lost. I am effectively without income for the foreseeable future.