Issue - meetings
The Council Tax Reduction Scheme – Consultation Results & Scheme Amendments
Meeting: 13/01/2021 - Council (Item 7)
RECOMMENDED (To Council):
That the new Income Banded Council Tax Reduction Scheme for working age applicants with effect from 1st April 2021 be recommended for agreement at Council as set out in Report CAB3255.
Additional documents:
- CAB3255 Council Tax Reduction Scheme – Consultation Results & Scheme Amends, 16/12/2020 Cabinet, item 7
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- CAB3255 APDX 1 CTR First and Second Stage Equality Impact Assessment, 16/12/2020 Cabinet, item 7
PDF 327 KB
- CAB3255 APDX 2 Consultation Response from Major Preceptors - Appendix 2, 16/12/2020 Cabinet, item 7
PDF 111 KB
- CAB3255 APDX 3 CTR Consultation Response, 16/12/2020 Cabinet, item 7
PDF 146 KB
- CAB3255 APDX 4 Proposed draft CTR Scheme 202122 (Appendix 4), 16/12/2020 Cabinet, item 7
PDF 2 MB
- CAB3255 APDX 5 - WCC Exceptional Hardship Policy 2021 DRAFT, 16/12/2020 Cabinet, item 7
PDF 234 KB
- CAB3255 APDX 6 - Case studies, 16/12/2020 Cabinet, item 7
PDF 19 KB
Minutes:
Councillor Cutler (Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Risk), moved that the recommended minute be approved and adopted (seconded by Councillor Learney, Cabinet Member for Asset Management and Housing).
Council proceeded to ask questions and debate the matters in the report and recommended minute.
RESOLVED:
That the new Income Banded Council Tax Reduction Scheme for working age applicants with effect from 1st April 2021 as set out in Report CAB3255, be agreed.
Meeting: 16/12/2020 - Cabinet (Item 9)
9 The Council Tax Reduction Scheme – Consultation Results & Scheme Amendments PDF 345 KB
Additional documents:
- CAB3255 APDX 1 CTR First and Second Stage Equality Impact Assessment, item 9
PDF 327 KB
- CAB3255 APDX 2 Consultation Response from Major Preceptors - Appendix 2, item 9
PDF 111 KB
- CAB3255 APDX 3 CTR Consultation Response, item 9
PDF 146 KB
- CAB3255 APDX 4 Proposed draft CTR Scheme 202122 (Appendix 4), item 9
PDF 2 MB
- CAB3255 APDX 5 - WCC Exceptional Hardship Policy 2021 DRAFT, item 9
PDF 234 KB
- CAB3255 APDX 6 - Case studies, item 9
PDF 19 KB
Decision:
That the new income banded Council Tax Reduction scheme for working age applicants with effect from 1st April 2021 be recommended for agreement at Council as set out in report CAB3255.
Minutes:
Councillor Cutler introduced the report which set out a proposed response to the consultation on the scheme. The consultation responses had been broadly supportive of the majority of the recommendations with the exception of the changes to the savings limit and it was therefore proposed that this be retained. He emphasised that the scheme would be reviewed annually.
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Cabinet agreed the following for the reasons set out above and outlined in the report.
RECOMMENDED (TO COUNCIL):
THAT THE NEW INCOME BANDED COUNCIL TAX REDUCTION SCHEME FOR WORKING AGE APPLICANTS WITH EFFECT FROM 1ST APRIL 2021 BE RECOMMENDED FOR AGREEMENT AT COUNCIL AS SET OUT IN REPORT CAB3255.