Option 1: Make no change to the current Local Council Tax Support scheme
Under the current Local Council Tax Support scheme, a claimant can qualify for a maximum 91.5 per cent of their Council Tax. Therefore, all working applicants are required to pay a minimum of 8.5 per cent towards their Council Tax.
An option is to leave the scheme as it is.
The benefits of doing this are:
- Applicants would continue to receive a similar amount of financial support as they do now.
The drawbacks of doing this are:
- There would be no reduction in the cost of the scheme.
