Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED (unanimous) to approve consultation on Peterborough’s Council Tax Support Scheme 1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019 that contained the following local components:
a) No change to the existing scheme reduction of 30% for all eligible working age claimants.
The council was statutorily required to approve a council tax support scheme by the 31 January 2018 having had regard for the council’s financial position and feedback from responses to the consultation. As part of this consultation, the council was consulting on a council tax discretionary hardship policy.
The council was statutorily required to approve a local scheme by 31 January. It had not chosen an alternative option, which would be to propose changes to the current 2017/18 local scheme.
Publication date: 20/11/2017
Date of decision: 20/11/2017