Scottish Government

Council tax ‘rip-off’ for care home residents

By The Basa ⋅ August 9, 2005 ⋅  Email this post ⋅  Print this post ⋅ Post a comment

Charities for the elderly have described the latest blunder by the Executive as outrangeous and are now demanding that ministers quickly change the law.

Elderly residents of care homes across Scotland are being forced to pay more than £1,000 a year in council tax for their individual rooms following a blunder by ministers.

New housing laws introduced by the Scottish Executive have inadvertently defined hundreds of OAPs in nursing homes as tenants, thereby casting them into the council tax net. Thus, despite having only private accommodation consisting of a room and a bathroom, they are receiving bills from councils demanding full rates.

The most amazing thingis that these charges came to light only after after protests launched by residents. Finance minister Tom McCabe has now launched a consultation, promising to review the changes to the law as soon as possible.

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