Issue - meetings
Review of Local Council Tax Support Scheme for 2019/20
Meeting: 15/10/2018 - Cabinet (Item 9)
9 Review of Local Council Tax Support Scheme for 2019/20 
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The report covers the review of Brent’s Council Tax Support Scheme for 2019/20.
Additional documents:
Decision:
RESOLVED:
i. Cabinet agreed that Brent’s Council Tax Support (“CTS”) scheme remained unchanged in 2019/20.
ii. Cabinet noted the factors which would be relevant for consideration regarding the future of the local scheme beyond 2019/20.
Minutes:
Councillor Eleanor Southwood, Cabinet Member for Housing and Welfare Reform, introduced the reporting reminding Members that, since April 2013, all Councils in England and Wales are required to operate a local Council Tax Reduction Scheme. These local schemes replace the former national Council Tax Benefit (CTB) scheme.
Councillor Southwood stated that Brent introduced its current scheme (“Council Tax Support”) in 2013 and it has remained in place with only minor changes since then. Councils are required to review and confirm or change their scheme each year. This report covers the review of the Brent scheme for 2019/20.
She stated that the report proposes retaining the existing scheme for 2019/20.
RESOLVED:
i. Cabinet agreed that Brent’s Council Tax Support (“CTS”) scheme remained unchanged in 2019/20.
ii. Cabinet noted the factors which would be relevant for consideration regarding the future of the local scheme beyond 2019/20.