Minutes:
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.
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