Decision details
Report of the Director of Mid Kent Services - Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2017/2018
Decision Maker: Policy and Resources Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To consider the proposed changes to the Council Tax Reduction Scheme.
Decision:
RESOLVED: That having noted the
outcome of the public consultation and considered the potential
impact of the proposed changes on working age claimants with the
protected characteristics of disability, age and sex, under the
Equalities Act (2010), the Council be recommended to approve the
council tax reduction scheme as amended by the Policy and Resources
Committee at its meeting on 23 November 2016 as detailed
below:-
Option 1 – Reducing the maximum level of support for working age applicants from 87% to 80% - Recommendation to Implement
Option 2 – Removing the Family Premium for all new working age applicants – Recommendation to Implement
Option 3 – Reducing backdating to one month – Recommendation to Reject
Option 4 – Using a minimum income (notional income) for self-employed earners after one year’s self-employment – Recommendation to Reject
Option 5 – Reducing the period for which a person can be absent from Great Britain and still receive Council Tax Reduction to four weeks – Recommendation to Implement
Option 6 – Reducing the capital limit from the existing £16,000 to £6,000 – Recommendation to Reject
Option 7 – Introducing a standard level of non-dependant deduction of £10 for all claimants who have non-dependants resident with them – Recommendation to Reject
Option 8 – Taking any Child Maintenance paid to a claimant or partner into account in full in the calculation of Council Tax Reduction – Recommendation to Reject
Option 9 – Restricting the maximum level of Council Tax Reduction payable to the equivalent of a Band D charge – Recommendation to Reject
Option
10 – Removing Second Adult Reduction from the Scheme
– Recommendation to
Reject
Option 11 – Removing the work related activity component in the calculation of Council Tax Reduction – Recommendation to Implement
Option 12 – Limiting the number of dependent children within the calculation for Council Tax Reduction to a maximum of two – Recommendation to Implement
Option 13 – Introducing a scheme, in addition to Council Tax Reduction, to help applicants suffering exceptional hardship – Recommendation to Implement
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Contact: Stephen McGinnes Stephen McGinnes Email: stephen.mcginnes@midkent.gov.uk.
Report author: Stephen McGinnes
Publication date: 25/11/2016
Date of decision: 23/11/2016
Decided: 23/11/2016 - Policy and Resources Committee
Effective from: 03/12/2016
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