Decision details

Council Tax Support Scheme 2025/2026

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommmend Forward to Council

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

To propose scheme for 2025/2026 with inflationary rates linked to CPI

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

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