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Local Council Tax Support

 

 

Meeting: 22/02/2022 - Council (Item 8)

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Cabinet

 

RECOMMENDED THAT COUNCIL

 

approve the adoption of Option 1 set out in the report, comprising the LCTS Income Bands scheme currently in operation, with an uprating of calculation figures in in line with the Consumer Price Index.

 

Decision:

Council  

 

Agreed          to approve the adoption of Option 1 set out in the report, comprising the LCTS Income Bands scheme currently in operation, with an uprating of calculation figures in line with the Consumer Price Index.

Minutes:

Councillor John Williams presented this report on the proposed Localised Council Tax Support scheme for 2022/23. He explained that the introduction of Universal Credit had changed the way in which the Council applied Localised Council Tax Support by using income bands, as it gave claimants some stability should their circumstances change. It was hoped that further automation of the process would result in further savings. The plan was to review the scheme early in the new financial year to take into account the financial implications of Covid-19.

 

Councillor John Williams recommended that Council agree the 3.1% increase to ensure that residents of limited means and in receipt of Council Tax support will not be worse off due to inflation.

 

Councillor Heather Williams expressed her support for this initiative.

 

Councillor John Williams proposed and Councillor John Batchelor seconded the recommendation in the report. A vote was taken and by affirmation

 

Council  

 

Agreed          to approve the adoption of Option 1 set out in the report, comprising the LCTS Income Bands scheme currently in operation, with an uprating of calculation figures in line with the Consumer Price Index.

Meeting: 07/02/2022 - Cabinet (Item 17)

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Decision:

Cabinet:

 

Recommended to Council, at its meeting on 22 February 2022 the adoption of Option 1, comprising the Local Council Tax Support (LCTS) Income Bands scheme currently in operation, with an uprating of calculation figures in in line with the Consumer Price Index.

 

This is a recommendation to Council, and not subject to call-in.

Minutes:

Cabinet received the Local Council Tax Support report. Councillor John Williams, Lead Cabinet Member for Finance, introduced the report, and confirmed the Council’s commitment to continue with option 1.


Councillor Heather Williams was supportive of the continued scheme, but commented that changes would be required if inflation continued to increase.

 

Councillor Bridget Smith, Leader of the Council, closed the discussion, thanked the Benefits Manager for the work, and Cabinet:

 

Recommended to Council, at its meeting on 22 February 2022 the adoption of Option 1, comprising the Local Council Tax Support (LCTS) Income Bands scheme currently in operation, with an uprating of calculation figures in in line with the Consumer Price Index.