Decision details

Council Tax Reduction for Care Leavers

Decision Maker: Council

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

The Chairman of Policy and Resources Committee, Councillor Richard Cornelius introduced moved reception and adoption of the report.  Debate ensued.

 

On the recommendations in the report being put to the vote the recommendations were unanimously agreed.

 

RESOLVED that:

 

1.    Council note the consultation results in Appendix B pertaining to a policy for offering council tax relief to care leavers based on guaranteed relief for their first two years of independent living or until their 25th birthday, whichever is first.

 

2.    Council ratify the endorsement from Policy & Resources Committee of the Care Leaver Council Tax Reduction Policy attached in Appendix A, to be implemented and backdated to 1 April 2018.

 

Publication date: 20/08/2018

Date of decision: 31/07/2018

Decided at meeting: 31/07/2018 - Council

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