Issue - meetings
Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2018/19 onwards
Meeting: 12/12/2017 - Council (Item 35)
35 Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2018/19 onwards 
PDF 209 KB
(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Assets and Finance)
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme Consultation Results, item 35
PDF 2 MB
- Appendix 2 Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme Working Age Expenditure, item 35
PDF 46 KB
- Appendix 3 Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme Working Age Caseload, item 35
PDF 148 KB
- Appendix 4 Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2018/19 onwards, item 35
PDF 418 KB
Minutes:
Report of the Portfolio Holder for Assets and Finance to advise Members of the results and feedback from the recently undertaken consultation on the proposed Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme from 2018 onwards and to review the consultation feedback when considering potential changes to be applied in the 2018/19 onwards Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme;
The report will also advise members that the Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme for working age customers for 2018/19 should include continued alignment to Applicable Amounts with those of Housing Benefit and ask that Council endorses the proposed change, moderately supported by the consultation results that Council Tax Reduction awards will disregard in full Bereavement Support Payments.
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That Council
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considered the results of the public consultation on the current scheme, carried out 18 August to 10 November 2017, and endorsed the proposed recommended change;
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Approved the base scheme going forward with the following;
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a) That the Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme for working age customers for 2018/19 will continue to be aligned to Applicable Amounts with those of Housing Benefit, and
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b) That Council Tax Reduction awards will disregard in full Bereavement Support Payments.
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(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor D Cook) |
Meeting: 30/11/2017 - Cabinet (Item 73)
73 Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2018/19 onwards PDF 209 KB
(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Assets & Finance)
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme Consultation Results, item 73
PDF 2 MB
- Appendix 2 Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme Working Age Expenditure, item 73
PDF 46 KB
- Appendix 3 Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme Working Age Caseload, item 73
PDF 148 KB
- Appendix 4 Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2018/19 onwards, item 73
PDF 418 KB
Minutes:
Report of the Portfolio Holder for Assets and Finance to advise Members of the results and feedback from the recently undertaken consultation on the proposed Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme from 2018 onwards and to review the consultation feedback when considering potential changes to be applied in the 2018/19 onwards Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme;
The report is also to advise members that the Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme for working age customers for 2018/19 should include continued alignment to Applicable Amounts with those of Housing Benefit; and ask that the Committee endorses the proposed change, moderately supported by the consultation results, that Council Tax Reduction awards will disregard in full Bereavement Support Payments.
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RESOLVED: |
That Cabinet
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considered the results of the public consultation on the current scheme, carried out 18 August to 10 November 2017, and endorsed the proposed recommended change;
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Approved the base scheme going forward with the following;
a. That the Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme for working age customers for 2018/19 will continue to be aligned to Applicable Amounts with those of Housing Benefit, and
b. That Council Tax Reduction awards will disregard in full Bereavement Support Payments.
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(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor D Cook) |
