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Status:

Decision Proposed

Title:

Local Council Tax Support Scheme 2026/27

Details:

For 2026/27, we are proposing to change the criteria needed to meet the protected group banding and amendments to the income bands and backdating rules. In addition, we propose to disregard any payments made by the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme indefinitely as income and capital when assessing Local Council Tax Support.

Implementation Date (not before):

Tue 11 Nov 2025

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Is the Decision Maker Aware of the Decision:

Yes

Decision Type:

Committee

Decision Maker:

Scrutiny Panel

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Decision Proposed:

2.1 To review and consider the proposed eligibility changes to the Protected Group criteria from 1 April 2026 as per section 8 of this report.

2.2 To review and consider the proposed increases to the income bands used to assess residents’ eligibility to LCTS from 1 April 2026 as per section 9 of this report.

2.3 To review and consider the proposed changes to backdating of LCTS to a maximum of 3 months for new applications from 1 April 2026 as per section 10 of this report.

2.4 To review and consider the proposal to disregard any payment made under the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme in full, effective from 1 April 2026.

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Item 12. Local Council Tax Support Scheme 2026-2027 (115Kb)
1. Item 12 Appendix A. LCTS Consultation Results (136Kb)
2. Item 12 Appendix B. LCTS 2026-27 Scheme (620Kb)

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Date & Time Created	User Full Name	Status Description	Details
1 Page 1 of 1, items 1 to 5 of 5.
03/11/2025 10:09:47	Owen Howell	Business Item Created
03/11/2025 10:09:47	Owen Howell	Committee Added	Scrutiny Panel
03/11/2025 10:09:47	Owen Howell	Meeting Added	11/11/2025 6:00PM
03/11/2025 10:09:53	Owen Howell	Status Changed	Decision Proposed [2]
03/11/2025 10:11:07	Owen Howell	Report Added	Document ID 31856: Item 12. Local Council Tax Support Scheme 2026-2027

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