Many people who are currently exempt from council tax will have to pay up to 25 per cent of it in the future. CBC's executive last Tuesday approved its new local implementation scheme - part of a national programme. The scheme will now go to full Council on 24 January for final approval.
It promises protection from new changes for pensioners who will have the same level of protection as the current Council Tax Benefits scheme, plus carers, lone parents with children under five, some disabled people and war widows.
But CBC acknowledges that under the proposed changes, people with capacity to earn will be required to pay at least 25 per cent of the total bill, even if they pay nothing now.
CBC says the proposals include "added work incentives" for low income families. "When someone gets a job or increases their hours or earnings, less of their new earnings will be taken into account when calculating claims for Council Tax Support."
Owners of empty and second homes will no longer receive a Council Tax discount or exemption under the new scheme. There is a proposal to charge home owners Council Tax at a premium rate of 150 per cent on houses left empty for over two years.
The Executive has also approved a Hardship Fund to make discretionary payments in exceptional circumstances for those "really struggling to pay". Premiums and Personal Allowances used to calculate entitlement to Council Tax Support will be increased at the rate of inflation from 2014/15.
It promises protection from new changes for pensioners who will have the same level of protection as the current Council Tax Benefits scheme, plus carers, lone parents with children under five, some disabled people and war widows.
But CBC acknowledges that under the proposed changes, people with capacity to earn will be required to pay at least 25 per cent of the total bill, even if they pay nothing now.
CBC says the proposals include "added work incentives" for low income families. "When someone gets a job or increases their hours or earnings, less of their new earnings will be taken into account when calculating claims for Council Tax Support."
Owners of empty and second homes will no longer receive a Council Tax discount or exemption under the new scheme. There is a proposal to charge home owners Council Tax at a premium rate of 150 per cent on houses left empty for over two years.
The Executive has also approved a Hardship Fund to make discretionary payments in exceptional circumstances for those "really struggling to pay". Premiums and Personal Allowances used to calculate entitlement to Council Tax Support will be increased at the rate of inflation from 2014/15.
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