Agenda item

Report of the Group Director of Operations.

The Cabinet Member with the Resources Portfolio introduced the report of the Group Director of Operations requesting that consideration be given to the draft Council Tax Support (CTS) Scheme for 2024/25 (also previously circulated).

The submitted report stated the local CTS scheme for 2023/24 had been approved by Council (Minute 39/Nov/22 refers); the scheme became operational on 1 April 2023; and that Councils were required to set a CTS scheme each year and, as part of that exercise, consider whether any changes should be made to the existing scheme and where changes were made, consider what transitional protection, if any, should apply to anyone affected by those changes.  It was reported that there were no significant changes proposed to the existing scheme,

RESOLVED - That it be recommended to Council that the draft Council Tax Support Scheme for 2024/25, attached at Appendix 1 to the submitted report, be approved. 

REASONS – (a)  The Council is required to publish a local CTS scheme for 2024/25 by 11 March 2024.

(b)  The CTS schemes since 2013 have all been implemented successfully without any major challenges.

(c)  The continued application of a reduced entitlement for working aged people is still appropriate, given the current financial position of the Council.