FOI request (FOIR-345218862)

Council Tax Support Scheme

Requested Mon 28 June 2021
Responded  Fri 09 July 2021

Please provide a link to (or copy of) Hastings's current (i.e. 2021/22) Council Tax Reduction Scheme Policy.

This is sometimes called your Council Tax Support Scheme Policy.

I need your detailed policy setting out the reduction available under LGFA 1992 s13A(1)(a) - not just a summary document.

I don't need details of any discretionary support available under LGFA 1992 s13A(1)(c).

If you are unable to supply a scheme policy document for 2021/22, please provide a link to (or copy of) the latest policy document available together with either:

i) confirmation that you have made no changes to your policy in subsequent years; or

ii) details of the changes that have been made since.

Note that billing authorities have a statutory duty to publish their scheme policy and any revision to their scheme policy. (LGFA 1992 s13A(3) and schedule 1A s3(3) and s5(5).)

Response

The requested information is as from today published on our website and can be found here:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/content/benefits/pdfs/Hastings_Council_Tax_Reduction_Scheme.pdf