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Review of Sheffield's Council Tax Support Scheme

Legislation requires each Billing Authority to annually consider whether to revise or replace its Council Tax Reduction Scheme. For that purpose we have carried out a review of the Council’s scheme.

 

This report sets out the background to the original decision on the design of our CTS scheme for 2013/14. It further provides an overview of the outputs from year 3 of the scheme (2015/16) and, as required by statute, a review of the scheme in operation in year 4 2016/17. This review informed the reports proposals on whether to revise or replace the Scheme in 2017/18.

 

The report also provides information on the assistance provided under the Council Tax Hardship Scheme (CTHS) and makes recommendations to maintain the current Council Tax Support scheme in its present form in 2017/18 and to continue with the Council’s Council Tax Hardship Scheme (CTHS) in 2017/18.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Affects more than 1 ward;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 22/12/2016

Scrutiny Committee: Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee;

Department: Resources

Contact: John Squire Email: john.squire@sheffield.gov.uk Tel: 0114 2734309.

Date agenda documents available: 23/1/17

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