Residents will be given a chance to have their say on plans to scrap council tax payments for those in Worthing in the most financial difficulty.

Anyone on a low income is entitled to claim council tax support to reduce the amount they pay in council tax each year, and some residents can have the charge completely removed.

In Worthing however, all working-age residents must pay a minimum council tax charge of £5 per week, the equivalent of £260.71 per year.

Worthing Borough Council is keen to get rid of that minimum charge and wants to hear the public’s views on what support should be made available to those who most need it.

Leader of the council Councillor Dr Beccy Cooper said: “We want to hear the views of the public on whether there should a minimum payment set at a lower rate, or whether people think the rules for determining the level of council tax support for working aged residents should be the same as the rules for pensioners, meaning those on the very lowest income would be exempt.”