Council Tax rebate on Ops - help!

[Dan_Brown]

Having recently returned from Ops i have been informed i can claim for a council tax rebate. However, i have been given so much conflicting gen i was hoping someone could clarify this for me. My position:

a. Own home.

b. Det dates 15 Oct 11 - 1 May 12.

c. I paid, £137 per month, Oct 11 - Feb 12 (Council Tax dates 1 Apr - 31 Mar 12 total - £1372.87) and £138 per month Apr 12 - May 12 (Council Tax dates 1 Apr 12 - 31 Mar 13 total £1380.44).

The confusion arises when some people are stating:

a. It is a set rate ie you only get back the same tax as what a MQ pays.

b. I need to contact my Council Tax office to arrange the refund (i did this and they directed me to my own PSF/HR)

c. There was a rate change from 25% to 50% refund from Apr 12.

Can anyone advise me on what i can expect to be refunded and the best way to go about this?! (i do have both Council Tax bills i can take in to PSF).

Thanks and i hope that was clear!

 

[Martin Blank]

Take both bills to PSF they submit the p/w and you get your rebate of 25%/50% in relation to time away
No need to get the council involved apart from having proof of your bills

 

[Climebear]

IIRC (on leave today so can't check the JSP for you) the rebate is a set rate per day based on the average council tax bill. It doesn't relate directly to what you are paying your council.

Happy to be corrected as I don't have the opportunity to check the JSP.

Oh, and for the pedant community, it doesn't state if the 'average' is mean, mode, or median.

 

[Mike Oxlong]

Can i back claim? tried to get a rebate for my OOA 2010 and was such a ballache I gave up.

 

[Sniffer]

It is a daily rate. According to the IBN: The CTR scheme is administered through a daily rate; this was previously £1.64 a day and from 1 Apr 12 this will increase to £3.29 a day. This is regardless of what YOU actually pay. It is an allowance provided by HR/PSF and not by your council. In order to claim you can prepare a written statement saying you will not be receiving remuneration from any other source for the period of deployment. Hand that in together with a copy of your council tax bill and there should be no dramas. You DO NOT need a statement or letter from your council despite what your clerk may tell you.

 

[Sniffer]

Can i back claim? tried to get a rebate for my OOA 2010 and was such a ballache I gave up.

I didnt claim for my tour Sep 10 to Jan 11 until around June or July. So should be OK. Incidentally there are a number of publications available detailing this subject. JSP754, IBN 12/12, IBN 08/11

 

[Dan_Brown]

Ah! That is good gen, i was told varying different things, ie it is 25%/50% of what you actually pay, then i was told it was a set rate.

Now i have it in my head what should happen, i am fore warned before i venture into PSF.

Many thanks.

 

[Sniffer]

Be prepared however, the JSP is under review/amendment and so the method of claim may have changed by the time you are back but as of today the info Ive provided is correct.

 

[MattBombHead]

Thread Update

Thread Update

Just to update this thread, I've just submitted my claim through to Deployed Ops Clerk, and it was as simple as writing a letter stating:-

1. Where I was deployed.

2. The dates.

3. The address I was claiming for.

4. That I hadn't recieved any reduction on rates from the local authority.

5. Signed (ie, not an email)

Hope this helps.