Issue - meetings

Localised Council Tax Support 2014/15

 

 

Meeting: 29/01/2014 - Full Council (Item 31)

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The report recommends continuing with a council tax support scheme that reflects the old council tax benefit regulations (as published in the government’s default scheme) so that no one in the borough is worse off. The authority has consulted with residents to get their views on this proposal.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

7.38pm - The report and recommendations were formally moved for adoption by the Leader of the Council, Councillor Nicholas Botterill.

 

Speeches on the report were made by Councillors Nicholas Botterill and Peter Graham (for the Administration) and Councillors Stephen Cowan, Andrew Jones and PJ Murphy (for the Opposition).

 

The report and recommendations were put to the vote:

 

FOR                         unanimous

AGAINST                0

NOT VOTING         0

 

The report and recommendations were declared CARRIED.

 

7.55pm RESOLVED:

 

(1)       That the Council continues to award a council tax discount as though the Council Tax Benefit regulations were still in place, meaning that no one currently in receipt of council tax support will be worse off; and

 

(2)       That the Council adopts what has been known as the government’s “default scheme” for its working age claimants that runs as though the regulations for council tax benefit were still in place.

 

The applicable amounts will be uprated in line with the prescribed scheme, or if not relevant to the prescribed scheme, in line with housing benefit regulations. The same will apply for non-dependant deductions and second adult rebate. The overall intention is to continue awarding the support as though the council tax benefit regulations were still in place.

 

Meeting: 06/01/2014 - Cabinet (Item 128)

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Additional documents:

Minutes:

1.         That the Council continues to award a council tax discount as though the Council Tax Benefit regulations were still in place, meaning that no one currently in receipt of council tax support will be worse off, be approved. 

 

2.         That the Council adopts what has been known as the government’s “default scheme” for its working age claimants that runs as though the regulations for council tax benefit were still in place, be approved.