Issue - meetings

Council Tax Support Scheme for 2025/2026

Purpose

To consider and approve the revised Council Tax Support Scheme for the financial year 2025/2026.

Recommendations

That Full Council resolves to:

1. Approve 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 is transferred over to 2025/2026 for reasons detailed in paragraphs 3.6 and 3.7 of this report

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Purpose

To consider and recommend to Full Council the revised Council Tax Support Scheme for the financial year 2025/2026.

Recommendations

That Cabinet recommends to Full Council:

The increase to income bands as detailed within paragraphs 3.2, 3.3 and Annex A of this report from 1 April 2025.
That any surplus in the Hardship Fund is transferred over to 2025/2026 for reasons detailed in paragraphs 3.6 and 3.7 of this report.

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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.