A NEW council tax support scheme which supports thousands of Barnsley’s hardest-hit residents has been approved.
The current scheme has been in place since April 2022, providing valuable support for the town’s most vulnerable people.
Currently the council uses income and savings to calculate whether or not a household will be eligible for support but they don’t include certain income types such as child benefit and disability allowance.
The new scheme, which was rubber-stamped by ruling cabinet members this week, will see a number of proposed changes.
This includes raising the current earning disregard from £25 to £30 per week.
