A cancer patient has voiced his frustration after bailiffs arrived at his home seeking payment of £2,600. The man insists the debt relates to a council tax charge from a period when he was a full-time student, which should have exempted him from the payment.
Despite his ongoing health struggles, the council pursued the outstanding amount, prompting the involvement of bailiffs. The patient argues that the council failed to properly consider his student status and medical condition before escalating the matter.
This incident has raised concerns over how councils handle vulnerable individuals and the processes they follow before engaging bailiffs, especially for debts that may be incorrectly claimed.