Issue - meetings

[To approve the Local Tax Support Scheme.]

1.    That a revision to the Local Council Tax Support Scheme be approved so that changes inentitlement of £3 or less were not applied.

2.    That a revision to the Local Council Tax Support Scheme be approved so that the financial andhousehold information used to assess entitlement to Universal Credit was used to calculatecouncil tax support.

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

4.    That the revised scheme be adopted from 1 April 2019.

5.    That a scheme of transitional protection be approved for 2019-2020.

Councillor Louise Miles presented the Local Council Tax Scheme for approval. She advised that revisions had been made to the local tax scheme following consultation and the Council would continue to support working age families.

Councillor Louise Miles proposed the recommendations and Councillor Peter Bilson seconded the recommendations.

Resolved:

1.    That a revision to the Local Council Tax Support Scheme be approved so that changes in entitlement of £3 or less were not applied.

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

3.    That a revision to the Local Council Tax Support Scheme be approved so that claims 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.

4.    That the revised scheme be adopted from 1 April 2019.

5.    That a scheme of transitional protection be approved for 2019-2020.