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Council Tax Energy Rebate and Discretionary Scheme

 

 

To seek approval for the criteria for the discretionary element of the Council Tax Energy Rebate as set out in this report.

 

In order to make the administration of the discretionary scheme as simple as possible, it is recommended that we use existing data held by the Revenues and Benefits Service to identify households who we consider to be vulnerable but have not received a payment from the core scheme, and to make automatic payments to these households.

 

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure/savings > £500,000;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 17/05/2022

This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.

Reason for urgency:
Due to a clerical error, the 28 days’ notice was not given, however, news of this rebate has been reported in the national press for some weeks and therefore is widely known

Scrutiny Committee: Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee;

Decision due: 17 May 2022 by Director of Finance and Commercial Services

Lead member: Leader of the Council

Lead director: Executive Director, Resources

Department: Resources

Contact: Ryan Keyworth Email: ryan.keyworth@sheffield.gov.uk Tel: 0114 2057303.

Date agenda documents available: 17/05/22

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