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In accordance with the attached Officer Decision Record, the Director (Resources and Property), in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Resources and Property, has made a decision on the implementation of the Council Tax Support Fund following the allocation of funding from Government.
Decision Maker: Director (Resources and Property)
Decision published: 22/02/2023
Effective from: 22/02/2023
Decision:
Delegation has been given to the Director for Resources and Property, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Resources and Property, to implement in full the Council Tax Support Fund, which is fully funded.
This power is being exercised through this decision in order to develop a Council Tax Support scheme in West Suffolk through which Council Tax bill reductions will be applied to eligible residents.
Specifically:
To use the following approach to reduce Council Tax bills for eligible households:
1. To apply the required reductions of up to £25 to all current LCTS claimants to their 2023-24 Council Tax bills
2. To maximise use of the fund by providing additional top up payments to all current LCTS claimants to their 2023-24 Council Tax bills
3. To provide additional s13A(1)(c) Exceptional Hardship Payment (EHP) funding, and for that fund to be used by 31 March 2024 (or until the fund is exhausted) to:
a. support new LCTS claimants with a similar one-off reduction to their 2023-24 Council Tax bills, and
b. provide additional support to vulnerable customers via the existing EHP claim form route
4. For the scheme to be administered by Anglia Revenues Partnership
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Mann