Decision details
Council Tax Support Scheme 2025/2026
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To propose scheme for 2025/2026 with
inflationary rates linked to CPI
Decision:
The purpose of the item was to consider and recommend to Full Council the revised Council Tax Support Scheme for the financial year 2025/2026.
The Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance introduced the item.
The recommendations were proposed by the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and seconded by the Leader.
RESOLVED: That Cabinet RECOMMENDED to Full Council to:
1. AGREE the increase to income bands as detailed within paragraphs 3.2, 3.3 and Annex A of this report from 1 April 2025.
2. AGREE that any surplus in the Hardship Fund to be transferred over to 2025/2026 for reasons detailed in paragraphs 3.6 and 3.7 of the report.
Report author: Mandy Fathers
Publication date: 07/11/2024
Date of decision: 07/11/2024
Decided at meeting: 07/11/2024 - Cabinet
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