The report recommended no changes to be made to Brentwood’s Local Council Tax Support Scheme for 2017/18.

People of pension age continued to be protected from any changes in Local Council Tax; therefore any scheme had to be devised for people of working age only.   

Public consultation on revised scheme options was undertaken from 7^th September 2016 to 19^th October 2016.

The Brentwood Borough Council scheme continued to be prepared within the framework of an Essex-wide scheme with local variations.  For the previous three years Brentwood’s scheme had remained virtually unchanged, again there are no proposing changes to the 2017/18 scheme. 

The proposals for the 2017/18 scheme were agreed by the Policy, Finance and Resources Committee in December 2015 and recommended to Full Council for adoption.    

Cllr Mrs McKinlay MOVED and Cllr Kerslake SECONDED the recommendation in the report and it was RESOLVED to:

Approve Brentwood’s Council Tax Support Scheme with no changes to the levels of support for working age customers. 

Reason for recommendation

To agree and adopt the proposed Council Tax Support Scheme for 2017/18 prior to the 31^st January 2017.