Decision Maker: Cabinet, Assembly
Decision status: Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
The Cabinet resolved to recommend the Assembly to:
(i) Agree that the Council Tax Support (CTS) Reduction Scheme implemented for 2018/19 be retained for 2019/20, subject to the following minor amendments:
· Treat Universal Credit Award Notifications as an Intention to Claim CTS providing that a valid claim form for CTS is made within a month of the decision to award Universal Credit.
· Adopt a shortened claim form for the purposes of claiming CTS when Universal Credit has been awarded.
· Accept Universal Credit as a “passported” benefit when claiming within a month of a new liability for CTS purposes.
· Amend the capital threshold for CTS purposes to £10,000 for working age persons to align it with Pension Age capital limits.
· Re-introduce backdate on CTS of up to four weeks, subject to good cause to align it with the Housing Benefit scheme.
Report author: Kathy Freeman
Publication date: 23/01/2019
Date of decision: 22/01/2019
Decided at meeting: 22/01/2019 - Cabinet
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