Thank you for your welcome, Pontius Navigator. I will let you all know what the outcome of writing to my MP is.
We have recklessly added to the chaos by just moving from a quarter into our own home. That has always meant at least 4 months disruption to pay in the past so we will have to see what mayhem JPA can wreak with the event.
The words 'Top Quality', 'Low Maintenance' and 'Complementary' were omitted from my nickname for ease of typing and go without saying, anyway. However, the words 'Rotty', 'The' and 'Rottweiler' could very easily be inserted should the JPA and 'capped actuals' pantomime not be sorted out, pdq.