Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED (unanimous) to:
1. Note the responses to the consultation on the Council Tax Support Scheme
2. Note the continuation of the discretionary Council Tax Hardship Policy
3. Recommend that Full Council agrees a local Council Tax Support Scheme for Peterborough that contains the following local components:
a) No change to the existing scheme reduction of 30% for all eligible working age claimants
b) To keep the scheme mirroring the Housing Benefit scheme as much as possible, the following amendments are also proposed:
· to limit the award of Council Tax Support based on a maximum of 2 children;
· to provide protection to existing claims that already include more than 2 children;
· to make provision for more than 2 children in the applicable amount where the child tax credit calculation includes additional children; and
· to disregard earnings from part-time fire fighters and payments from the infected blood payment scheme.
c) To amend appropriate rates in line with annual upratings
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 02/02/2018
Decision due: 26 Feb 2018 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Resources
Lead director: Executive Director Corporate Services
Department: Corporate Services
Contact: Marion Kelly, Interim Service Director Financial Service Email: marion.kelly@peterborough.gov.uk Email: marion.kelly@peterborough.gov.uk.
Relevant Scrutiny Committee: Growth, Environment and Resources