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Council Tax Reduction Scheme Update
Meeting: 25/11/2025 - Corporate Policy Development and Scrutiny Panel (Item 181)
181 Council Tax Reduction Scheme Update 
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The Cabinet Member for Resources, Councillor Mark Elliott, introduced the report.
Panel members raised the following points and asked the following questions:
Councillor Simon thanked officers and the Cabinet Member for their work on this. He stated that the CAB (Citizen’s Advice Bureau) had been flagging this as a potential issue. He stated that he is persuaded and that this is a well-argued paper.
Councillor Hughes stated that he is surprised that this capital figure of £6,000 is so low - it penalizes financial prudence. He suggested a percentage of household total income. The Cabinet Member stated that 3.3 were receiving 100% relief.
Councillor Treby asked how arrears are managed for affected households.
The officer explained that typically this is done via deductions from Universal Credit; enforcement agents are a last resort. Discretionary write-offs and welfare support available.
The Chair thanked the Cabinet Member and officer.
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