Agenda item

Cllr Simon Knoyle, Cabinet Member for Finance, Performance and Social Justice introduced the report, which was to authorise the proposed  Council Tax Reduction Scheme for 2025/26.

RESOLVED:

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 2025 and any subsequent amendments that may be required by legislation in relation to The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2025.

That the Council approve the retention of the existing discretionary elements in relation to the Prescribed Scheme:

(i)             That no increase in the backdated period for all claimants be applied from the standard 3 months contained in the Prescribed Scheme.

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

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