East Suffolk Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme Proposals Survey

Introduction

East Suffolk Council is proposing some changes to its Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme (LCTRS) that would take effect from 1 April 2022. If implemented, these changes would affect:

the threshold for how much capital a customer can own (for example, savings) and still be entitled to a Council Tax reduction
the impact that living with non-dependent friends or family members has on the Council Tax reduction that a customer receives
the relationship between the application processes for Universal Credit and for Local Council Tax Reduction
the way in which fluctuations in a customer’s earning’s are taken into account in LCTRS

This consultation is open from Monday 25 October to Friday 26 November. Feedback will then be considered before a final proposal is considered by councillors in early 2022.

Background

Anglia Revenues Partnership, who administer Council Tax and benefits on behalf of East Suffolk Council, have identified four potential improvements to the way in which the Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme is structured in East Suffolk, that would reduce the burden on customers in terms of the information they need to provide, and would in turn speed up the processing of applications.

These proposals are explained on the following pages and you are invited to give your views on them.

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