Decision details

Before the Committee was a report by the Director for the Economy, copies of which had been circulated to all Members and a copy of which is attached to the signed copy of these minutes as Item 8.

The Committee was asked to recommend to Adur District Council the criteria for the Council Tax Support Scheme in respect of 2023/24.

Decision

The Adur Joint Strategic Sub-Committee

A.         Noted the content of the report;

B.         Recommended to Adur District Council that the Council Tax Support scheme for Adur District Council in respect of working age customers for 2023/24 should

i.          Include a new provision that a valid claim for Council Tax Support would be deemed to have been made by customers who had been awarded Universal Credit and indicated that they wished to claim Council Tax Support (unless further information was required to enable entitlement to be determined)

ii.          Be based upon the scheme for 2022/23 with no restrictions; and

iii.         Not be further altered with any other changes beyond necessary technical amendments required to keep the scheme consistent with the national rules in respect of Housing Benefit

Call-in

There is no call-in for recommendations to Full Council.