Issue - meetings

RECOMMENDED:      1)         That the responses from the Council Tax Support consultation at Section 2 of the report be noted.

2)         That the draft Council Tax support scheme detailed in the Cabinet report of 7 September 2016 be recommended to Council as the final Council Tax Support scheme for 2017/2018

Reason for Decision

To ensure a Council Tax Support scheme for 2017/2018 is agreed by full Council by 31 January 2017

Cabinet considered a report which explained that the Council must review and agree its Council Tax Support scheme each financial year.  This process included consulting with major preceptors, publishing a draft Council Tax Support scheme and then consulting with interested parties before the final Council Tax Support scheme is approved.

The draft Council Tax Support scheme for consultation was agreed by Cabinet on 7 September 2016.  The consultation period ended on 23 October 2016.  The report detailed the results of the consultation and recommended the final Council Tax Support scheme for 2017/2018.

It was noted that child benefit and child maintenance were not taken into account in income terms, and also that the level of response to the consultation process was greater than previous years.

RECOMMENDED:      1)         That the responses from the Council Tax Support consultation at Section 2 of the report be noted.

2)         That the draft Council Tax support scheme detailed in the Cabinet report of 7 September 2016 be recommended to Council as the final Council Tax Support scheme for 2017/2018

Reason for Decision

To ensure a Council Tax Support scheme for 2017/2018 is agreed by full Council by 31 January 2017