Decision details
Public Consultation of Preferred Local Council Tax Support Scheme
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member - Finance and Efficiency
Decision status: Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
The Authority is to implement a revised scheme for Local Council Tax Support from April 2017. We are proposing a public consultation of a preferred scheme to run between July and September 2016.
Decision:
The Cabinet Member agrees to proceed with 10 weeks public consultation on the preferred option for a Local Council Tax Support Scheme as detailed in the report.
Reasons for the decision:
The scheme has not kept pace with other changes to Housing Benefit rules or Welfare Reforms. We want a new scheme to align with the principles of Universal Credits.
A safety net for those most impacted by the change will be provided by an enhanced Local Welfare Support Scheme.
In order to minimise the impact on existing customers only those households receiving Universal Credits will move to the new scheme.
Alternative options considered:
The Council has considered a number of proposals for revised Council Tax Support schemes for people of working age, and it has already sought views from key stakeholders around the principles of the scheme before deciding upon a preferred option to put forward for public consultation.
Publication date: 01/08/2016
Date of decision: 01/08/2016
Effective from: 09/08/2016
Accompanying Documents:
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