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Council Tax Reduction Scheme

 

 

Meeting: 03/08/2021 - Cabinet (Item 6)

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Additional documents:

Minutes:

Background:

 

This report informed the Cabinet of the progress that had been made on the review of the Council Tax Reduction Scheme for 2022-2023 and requested approval to proceed with a public consultation with a view to changing the council tax reduction scheme from April 2022. 

 

The aim was to simplify the scheme for both applicants and the service by moving away from the current means tested reduction to an income-based discount based on percentage bandings and income-grid scheme more aligned to council tax discounts than benefits.

 

Decision number:

Decision:

The Cabinet noted the proposed changes to the Council Tax Reduction Scheme, as set out at Appendix 2 to the report.

92/2021

The Cabinet agreed to proceed with a public consultation, with a view to changing the council tax reduction scheme from April 2022.

93/2021

The Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Chief Finance Officer, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Business Management to finalise the consultation document mentioned in paragraph 4.6 of the report.

 

Reasons:

 

The scheme continues to balance the need for supporting those currently in receipt of CTRS and the ability of the Council to fund the scheme within the current budgetary constraints.

 

The Council’s Council Tax Discretionary Relief scheme provides additional support in the case of hardship.