Time is running out for East Riding residents wishing to have their say on the council tax support scheme.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is in the process of reviewing the scheme for the 2017/18 financial year and would like to hear the views of the public.
The council must carry out a public consultation on any changes it wishes to make to the scheme and it is proposed that the maximum rate of council tax support available to working age households, which is 75 per cent of the bill, remains the same for 2017/18.
There are also proposals to change the way the council assesses claims to ensure it is consistent with Government changes to housing benefit assessments.
From April 2017, the Government will be limiting the amount of child tax credit paid to a maximum of two for children born after this date.
Equivalent changes to calculations of housing benefit and universal credit claims will also be made from April 2017 to ensure consistency across benefit entitlement.
In order to support this consistency, the council is proposing to do the same for its council tax support scheme for 2017/18.
Anyone who wishes to have a say on the consultation should go to www.eastriding.gov.uk/counciltaxsupport before Monday, 17 October 2016.
A final decision will be made by elected members at a meeting of full council on 11 January 2017.
