Option 1
Retain the scheme in its current form
Key points:
Working age vulnerable
- £5.00 per week minimum
- £16,000 Capital limit
- Maximum eligible council tax 90% of Council Tax Band D
- Variable non dependant deductions
- No entitlement for those in Council Tax Band F, G or H
In addition, for those in receipt of Universal Credit
- £3.25 de minimis
- £5.00 per week out of work non dependant deduction
- £10.00 per week out of work non dependant deduction
- No additional earnings disregard
Working age other
- £5.00 per week minimum
- £10,000 Capital limit
- Maximum eligible council tax 80% of Council Tax Band D
- Variable non dependant deductions
- No entitlement for those in Council Tax Band F, G or H
In addition, for those in receipt of Universal Credit
- £3.25 de minimis
- £5.00 per week out of work non dependant deduction
- £10.00 per week out of work non dependant deduction
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