2. COUNCIL TAX REDUCTION SCHEME 2022/2023 PDF 498 KB
To receive an update on the
impact of the Council Tax Reduction Scheme since its introduction
in 2013/14 and to recommend to Council the proposals for the
Council Tax Reduction Scheme for 2022/23.
Additional documents:
Decision:
The Executive resolved as
follows:
- To
note the impact of the Scheme to date as set out in paragraphs 6.7
and 6.8 of the Executive report.
- To
recommend Council to agree the Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2022/23
as set out in Appendix 2c, to the Executive report.
- To
recommend to Council that the reduction applied to working age
claimants remains the same as the 2021/22 Scheme agreed by Council
on 27 January 2021 and that the main elements and method of
calculating awards will be the same.
- To
recommend Council to agree to continue to operate a Discretionary
Discount Policy to be awarded in cases of exceptional hardship as
set out at Appendix 2a, to the Executive report.
- To
note at this point in time the Department for Levelling Up, Housing
and Communities may still issue changes to the known position for
the Pensioner National Scheme. Required changes would be
incorporated into the final Scheme presented for adoption at
Council on 9 February 2022.