Report
of the Director of Finance and Corporate Services enclosed.
Minutes:
RESOLVED: 1. That the Council Tax Reduction Schemes
and Prescribed Requirements (Wales)
Regulations 2013 as further amended by the Council
Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales)
(Amendment) Regulations 2019, be adopted;
2.
That the retention of the existing discretionary elements in relation to the
Prescribed Scheme, be approved;
(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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