Decision details

Localising Council Tax Support 2013/14

Decision Maker: Cabinet, Full Council

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Legislative changes mean that Council Tax Benefit is being abolished and replaced by a local scheme designed by the Council.

This report proposes the scheme to be adopted following public consultation by the Council on 1st April 2013.

Decision:

That the Council continues to award a Council Tax discount as though the current regulations were still in place, as published in the DCLG’s “default scheme”, meaning  that no one currently in receipt of Council Tax benefit will be worse off, be approved.

 

Report author: Paul Rosenberg

Publication date: 15/01/2013

Date of decision: 14/01/2013

Decided at meeting: 14/01/2013 - Cabinet

Effective from: 21/01/2013

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