Minimum weekly amount
Q5a Extend the minimum weekly amount to £5.00
Currently, those in the vulnerable group can receive a minimum of £5 per week CTS.
The minimum weekly entitlement for everyone else not treated as vulnerable (Employed and Other groups) is £10.00 per week.
We are considering making the minimum weekly entitlement £5.00 per week for all.
Why
To recognise the cost of living crisis and the impact this is having on household finances.
Example
Ali - receives Universal Credit and is in the Working Age Other group
01/04/2021 - 24/04/2021 £24.74
25/04/2021 - 31/03/2022 £0.00
Ali is only entitled to Council Tax Support until his Universal Credit changed £84.82
With the increased minimum to £5 instead of £10 he would get
01/04/2021 - 24/04/2021 £24.74
25/04/2021 - 31/03/2022 £8.24
Ali annual Council Tax Support would be £486.22
This change equates to increases in the entitlement
- Vulnerable of £0.00
- Employed £25,500
- Other £24,000
- Total increase for the year £49,500
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