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* 1. At present the council uses the declared income of self-employed claimants when making an assessment for Council Tax Support. Rather than continue to use the declared income which in many instances is based on part-time working or a low hourly rate, should the council adopt the approach that is used in Universal Credit that has a minimum number of hours (35 hours) and hourly rate (Minimum wage/National Living Wage) for the self-employed claims irrespective of what a person states?

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* 2. Would you be directly affected by such a change in the scheme?

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* 3. Should we keep the current Council Tax Support Scheme without change for another 12 months? 

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* 4. Can you suggest any further changes to the Council Tax Support scheme? Please detail any suggestions below:

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