(1) That the responses to the consultation on the scheme for 2017/18 be noted;
(2) That the scheme be amended to remove the family premium in the calculation for new claimants in line with other welfare reforms;
(3) That the scheme be amended to withdraw Local Council Tax Support where a person leaves Great Britain for 4 weeks or more in line with other welfare reforms;
(4) That the scheme be amended to limit the number of dependant additions to a maximum of two for all cases where dependants were born on or after 1 April 2017, in line with other welfare reforms; and
(5) That the amended Local Council Tax Support Scheme for 2017/18 be recommended to the Council for approval.
(1) That a public consultation exercise on the 2017/18 Local Council Tax Support Scheme be undertaken between August and October 2016;
(2) That the following elements of the scheme be approved for inclusion in the consultation:
(i) a general principle that the Local Council Tax Support scheme for 2017/18 should aim to be cost neutral for the Council;
(ii) to seek views on alternative funding options for the Local Council Tax Support scheme if the scheme was not cost neutral;
(iii) to remove the Family Premium in the calculation for new claimants in line with other Welfare Reforms;
(iv) to reduce the period allowed for backdating to one month in line with other Welfare Reforms;
(v) to limit the number of dependant additions to a maximum of two for all cases where dependants were born on or after 1 April 2017, in line with other Welfare Reforms; and
(vi) to withdraw Local Council Tax Support where a person leaves the United Kingdom for 4 weeks or more in line with other Welfare Reforms.