Issue - meetings

Councillor Max Schmid stated that the Council Tax Support scheme operated by offering a discount to residents who needed help paying their Council Tax. The Council was determined to support lower income families and was paying £9,1m for the scheme. The Council was proposing no changes to the scheme this year; and this was particularly important in light of the financial challenges residents were facing due to the economic impacts of Covid-19, including the rise in unemployment and the continued increases in living costs.

AGREED UNANIMOUSLY BY CABINET:

It is recommended that Cabinet agrees the following recommendations to be approved by full Council:

1.    That the Council Tax Support Scheme in operation in 2020/2021 shall continue in 2021/2022.

2.    That the Council shall apply the annual uprating of allowances, applicable amounts and income set out in the DWP Housing Benefit circular to the Council Tax Support scheme for 2021/2022.