Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director (BA).

People Scrutiny Committee considered the report at its meeting on 2 November 2017 and its comments will be reported.

The Director (BA) presented the report seeking Members’ views on the local Council Tax Support (CTS) scheme (‘the Scheme’) for working age residents for 2018-19. The local CTS had started in April 2013 and Members were required to agree the scheme rules annually.

Members were advised that there were no imperatives to make changes to the current year’s scheme in the light that significant changes had been made from the previous year’s scheme.   Officers continued to closely monitor the position in terms of the impact on residents.

The Benefits and Welfare Lead clarified that the Devon Authorities Group schemes were aligned but not with those of Devon’s Unitary Authorities.  

People Scrutiny Committee considered the report at its meeting on 2 November 2017 and its comments were reported.

RECOMMENDED that Council approve the Scheme for 2018-19 to continue without changes from the current year’s scheme.

To consider the report of the Director (BA)

The Benefits and Welfare Lead presented the report seeking Members’ views on the local Council Tax Support (CTS) scheme for working age residents for 2018/19. The local CTS scheme had commenced in April 2013 and Members were required to agree the scheme rules annually.

Members welcomed the continuation of the scheme largely on the same basis as existing and noted that officers continued to closely monitor the situation in light of the fluidity of the overall welfare picture and the anticipated impact of the full Universal Credit regime in 2018.

People Scrutiny Committee noted the report and recommended Executive approve the scheme for 2018/19 to continue without substantive changes from the current year’s scheme.