"Marie Collins, an 84-year-old British woman, is facing court action for unpaid council tax while stranded in Cyprus, having been cut off from her pension after the Department for Work and Pensions mistakenly believed she had died."
"Her financial woes began in early November when her pension payments ceased. The DWP later informed her the payments had stopped because they had erroneously recorded her as deceased."
"Adding to her distress, Breckland District Council is pursuing her for £875 in alleged unpaid council tax. Ms Collins disputes this, asserting that her age and disability exempt her from such payments."
"If I am ineligible to pay, how come they (Breckland District Council) are demanding council tax from me?"
Marie Collins, an 84-year-old woman, is stranded in Cyprus after a severe chest infection prevented her from returning home. Her pension payments were mistakenly stopped by the Department for Work and Pensions, which erroneously recorded her as deceased. Consequently, Breckland District Council is pursuing her for £875 in unpaid council tax, which she disputes, claiming her age and disability exempt her from such payments. Unable to return to the UK due to financial constraints, she faces court action despite her claims of exemption.
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