Voting record
Cabinet, Thursday, 16th October, 2025 6.00 pm
Item: Council Tax Support Scheme 2026/2027
To consider and recommend to Full Council the revised Council Tax Support Scheme for the financial year 2026/27:
Resolution status:
Carried
RESOLVED that Cabinet recommended that Council:
1. Agree the increase to income bands as detailed within paragraphs 3.2, 3.3 and Annex A of this report from 1 April 2026.
2. Delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executive and Section 151 Officer, in Consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, to amend the income bands by the September 2025 CPI rate due to be published on 22 October 2025, should this be different to the assumed increase set out in the report and annex A.
3. Agree that any balance remaining in the earmarked reserve ‘Hardship Fund’ be made available in 2026/27 financial year for reasons detailed in paragraphs 3.6 and 3.7 of the report.
| Vote | Councillors | Count |
|---|---|---|
| For | Coleman, Evemy, Hodgkinson, Layton, McKeown, Pellegram and Wilkinson | 7 |
| Against | None | 0 |
| Abstain | None | 0 |
| Conflict Of Interests | None | 0 |