Agenda item

Council received the report of the Director of Finance and Corporate Services in relation to above.

RESOLVED:      1.       That Council adopts the Council Tax  

Reduction Schemes and Prescribed  Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2013 as amended by the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015   amended by the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 and further amended by The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (“Uprating Regulations”)   

                              2.     that there be no change to the existing

                 discretionary elements in relation to the Prescribed Scheme, as follows:

(a)     That no increase in the backdate period for all claimants be applied from the standard 3 months contained in the Prescribed Scheme;

(b)     That no increase in the extended reduction period for all claimants be applied from the standard 4 weeks currently contained within the Prescribed Scheme.

(c)     Apply a 100% disregard for War Disablement Pensions, War Widows Pensions and War Widower’s Pensions for all claimants.