Just had a call from the council re: their Care Leaver council tax exemption rule. Turns out it doesn't apply if you're living with other people am I being naive or does anyone else find it strange this rule only benefits those who can afford a place to themselves in London...

Now having to pay a lump sum of quite a bit of money as they accepted my care leaver letter six months ago with no problem, and only got in touch today It usually wouldn't be too much of a problem, but with my music work gone because of covid, I'm not exactly swimming in funds

I'm sorry, I'm not usually one to complain about this sort of thing on Twitter....but the whole point of the tax exemption campaign is to give care leavers a 'fairer start'. What's fair about this loophole? @childrensociety @ChildrensComm https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/what-you-can-do/campaign-for-change/a-fairer-start-for-care-leavers