Issue - meetings

Report of the Corporate Director (Resources, Environment and Cultural Services) on the continuation of the scheme into 2019/20.

The Cabinet recommended to the Council that the localised council tax support scheme continue in 2019/20 to help people on low/no income to receive a reduction on their council tax. 

Report of the Corporate Director (Resources, Environment and Cultural Services) on the continuation of the scheme into 2019/20.

The Council’s council tax support scheme replaced council tax benefits from April 2013 and was based on a broad framework agreed as part of a consultation undertaken with Hertfordshire County Council, the Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner and other interested parties.

Much of the old council tax benefits scheme was retained within the local support scheme and the Council had continued to protect pensioners, disabled claimants and claimants with children under five.  This was achieved by calculating council tax support on 75% of the council tax liability and not 100% and this was applied to working age claimants. 

It was intended in 2019/20 to continue with the same council tax support scheme that the Council rolled out in 2018/19 and consultation had taken place with the County Council responding to say that it was in agreement with this approach.

RESOLVED:

That the Cabinet recommends to the Council that the localised council tax support scheme continue in 2019/20 to help people on low/no income to receive a reduction on their council tax.