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Local Council Tax Support Scheme

Meeting: 23/01/2019 - Cabinet (Item 5)

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Decision:

Council is recommended to:

1. Approve a revision to the Local Council Tax Support Scheme so that changes in entitlement of £3 or less are not applied.

2. Approve a revision to the Local Council Tax Support Scheme so that the financial and household information used to assess entitlement to Universal Credit is used to calculate council tax support.

3. Approve a revision to the Local Council Tax Support Scheme so that claims will be accepted from notification of an award of Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance (income-based), Employment and Support Allowance (income-related) or Universal Credit.

4. Approve the revised scheme for adoption from 1 April 2019.

5. Approve a scheme of transitional protection for 2019-2020.

 

Cabinet resolved:

1.  That the consultation feedback and equality analysis be noted.

Minutes:

Councillor Louise Miles presented the Local Council Tax Support Scheme for approval and recommendation to Council. Proposed revisions to the scheme included the introduction of a minimum charge rule so that increases or decreases in entitlement of £3 or less per week were not applied to the assessment. In addition, the calculation of council tax support would be based on the household and financial information used to calculate Universal Credit and claims for council tax support would be accepted from notification of an award of Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance (income-based), Employment and Support Allowance (income-related) or Universal Credit.

 

Resolved:

Council is recommended to:

1. Approve a revision to the Local Council Tax Support Scheme so that changes in entitlement of £3 or less are not applied.

2. Approve a revision to the Local Council Tax Support Scheme so that the financial and household information used to assess entitlement to Universal Credit is used to calculate council tax support.

3. Approve a revision to the Local Council Tax Support Scheme so that claims will be accepted from notification of an award of Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance (income-based), Employment and Support Allowance (income-related) or Universal Credit.

4. Approve the revised scheme for adoption from 1 April 2019.

5. Approve a scheme of transitional protection for 2019-2020.

 

Cabinet resolved:

That the consultation feedback and equality analysis be noted.