RECOMMENDED (To Council):
That the new Income Banded Council Tax Reduction Scheme for working age applicants with effect from 1st April 2021 be recommended for agreement at Council as set out in Report CAB3255.
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Minutes:
Councillor Cutler (Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Risk), moved that the recommended minute be approved and adopted (seconded by Councillor Learney, Cabinet Member for Asset Management and Housing).
Council proceeded to ask questions and debate the matters in the report and recommended minute.
RESOLVED:
That the new Income Banded Council Tax Reduction Scheme for working age applicants with effect from 1st April 2021 as set out in Report CAB3255, be agreed.
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Decision:
That the new income banded Council Tax Reduction scheme for working age applicants with effect from 1st April 2021 be recommended for agreement at Council as set out in report CAB3255.
Minutes:
Councillor Cutler introduced the report which set out a proposed response to the consultation on the scheme. The consultation responses had been broadly supportive of the majority of the recommendations with the exception of the changes to the savings limit and it was therefore proposed that this be retained. He emphasised that the scheme would be reviewed annually.
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Cabinet agreed the following for the reasons set out above and outlined in the report.
RECOMMENDED (TO COUNCIL):
THAT THE NEW INCOME BANDED COUNCIL TAX REDUCTION SCHEME FOR WORKING AGE APPLICANTS WITH EFFECT FROM 1ST APRIL 2021 BE RECOMMENDED FOR AGREEMENT AT COUNCIL AS SET OUT IN REPORT CAB3255.