Agenda item

That it be recommended to full Council that the Council Tax Support Scheme remain unchanged for 2022-23 and that as allowed within the scheme the income bands are updated once more in line with inflation (3.1%) to protect the most vulnerable from the ongoing and significant cost of living rises.

The Cabinet considered the Council Tax Support Scheme for 2022/23.  It was proposed that the scheme would remain unchanged for the next year, other than the uprating of income bands in line with inflation of 3.1%.

The Cabinet agreed to recommend the scheme to full Council for approval on 10^th March 2022.

Recommended –That the Cabinet recommend to Council that the Council Tax Support Scheme remain unchanged for 2022-23 and that as allowed within the scheme the income bands are updated once more in line with inflation (3.1%) to protect the most vulnerable from the ongoing and significant cost of living rises.