Waltham Forest Council has confirmed it is reviewing a Supreme Court ruling against a London borough's unlawful consultation after it conducted a similar-style survey. 

Last week the London Borough of Haringey's 2012 consultation on the establishment of its Council Tax Support (CTS) scheme was ruled as "unfair" and "unlawful" after judges found it failed to provide alternative money-saving options and misleadingly suggested that the only way forward was to reduce the support available.

Anti-poverty charity Zacchaeus 2000 Trust has accused Waltham Forest of the same following its recent public consultation which ended on October 24.

In April 2012, the Government announced it would cut funding for council tax benefit by 10 per cent and local authority's were handed responsibility for setting up their new schemes.

During the two-month consultation, claimants in Waltham Forest were given two options - to pay at least 23 per cent for one year from April 2015 which will then increase to 32 per cent or pay 27 per cent from April 2015 to 2017. 

The council admitted the reduction in support "will impact on some of our most vulverable residents.

"However, unfortunately changes are needed to achieve the required savings.”

The consultation document distributed to those affected did not refer to other options.

In response to the ruling, a council spokesman said: "The Council is reviewing the judgment and its implications."

Council tax benefit claimants in Waltham Forest currently pay 15 per cent of the annual bill, which was reduced in its first year to 8.5 per cent. This compares to five per cent in Redbridge.