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Report from Cabinet meeting on 18 December 2024
Meeting: 29/01/2025 - South Holland District Council (Item 76)
76 Report from Cabinet meeting on 18 December 2024 
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To consider the recommendations of the Cabinet in respect of:
· Local Council Tax Support Scheme 2025/26
(report of the Cabinet enclosed).
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Consideration was given to the report of the Cabinet which sought approval for the Cabinet’s recommendations.
Local Council Tax Support Scheme 2025/26
The Portfolio Holder for Finance presented the report which had been presented and discussed fully at Cabinet.
DECISION:
That, as recommended from Cabinet, Full Council approve the following:
That the Local Council Tax Support Scheme 2025/26 be revised with all of the following modification options:
a. Increase the maximum CTS for households with children to 85%.
b. Remove the earnings disregard to Universal Credit claims.
c. Introduce a standard £10 rate for non-dependant deductions.
d. Increase Lower and Upper capital limits.
e. Increase the threshold for changes in Universal Credit to £30 per week, with discretion for flexibility.
f. Uprate in line with DWP uprating amounts for 2025/26.