Decision details

Council Tax Support Grant

Decision Maker: Cabinet, Full Council

Decision status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

A new scheme has been announced which will be funded through central government. The scheme will be available to Local Council Tax Support claimants who have a balance of more than £25 to pay for the financial year 2023/24.
Payment of £25 will be made to the claimant’s council tax account directly to reduce their liability and must be in place before the annual billing exercise takes place in February 2023.
Report is being brought to make awareness of the scheme and to agree the proposed scheme.

Decision:

That the Cabinet adopt the draft Council Tax Support Grant scheme as attached in Appendix 1 to provide additional support to eligible Local Council Tax Support claimants as at 1 April 2023.

 

That a discretionary scheme is developed which awards £25 to newly eligible LCTS claimants after 1 April 2023 and to delegate authority to the Cabinet Member for Strategic Finance, Transformational Change and Corporate Resources to agree further details of the discretionary scheme.

 

Report author: Erin Rhodes

Publication date: 13/02/2023

Date of decision: 09/02/2023

Decided at meeting: 09/02/2023 - Cabinet

Effective from: 21/02/2023

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