Cohabiting And Council,tax

[patrickstar]

When does a relationship become recognised as that of cohabiting? Also when would the full rate of council tax need to be paid regarding a second adult frequently staying over at an address that is currently being discounted due to single adult occupancy? Thank you

[Cloverjo]

Changing the names of benefits is very confusing. My parents think that anyone receiving Child Benefit is lazy and should get off their bums and get a job, whereas it's just the most recent name for what they call Family Allowance.
And what about all the different names for various unemployment benefits? Why do they change them?

[Peter Pedant]

ah, clove
as I typed, I thought " and as they change the names, they change the rules.... "

but luckily in the day of the internet they put all the guidance manuals on the internet. In the eighties I used to have to go down to a law library to get and read copies... those were the days ! There has to be some joined up thinking - there is little point in having five meanings of co-habiting, and I am pretty sure the guidance manual I have cited relates to counil tax

[bednobs]

i presume that the op is talking of the single persons discount, not LHA or CTB