Haringey LBC could invest £1.6m in 2019/20 to allow some of its poorest residents to not pay council tax.
Under plans to reform Haringey’s council tax reduction scheme, working age claimants who have children will pay no or less council tax, with more than 6,000 families expected to benefit.
Cabinet member for finance, Cllr Patrick Berryman, said: ‘Addressing the inequality in our borough was a key part of this new administration’s manifesto. In 2013 when the Government decided to abolish council tax benefit this hit some of Haringey’s least well-off residents the hardest and these proposed changes look to redress that.
‘Haringey has faced Government funding cuts of £78m since 2013, which has put huge pressure on our services and budget. Despite this, we are absolutely committed to ensuring that fairness is the cornerstone of all that we do.
‘The council tax reduction scheme proposals would reinstate essential support to some of our borough’s most vulnerable residents.’
A 10-week consultation will run from September 3.