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Decision details

Change to Council Tax Support scheme

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

A minor change to the Council's council tax support scheme needs agreement of full Council on 20 November 2013. This will ensure that , providing residents circumstances remain the same, they would not face an increase in their council tax bills had the old council tax benefit scheme continued for 2014/15.

Decisions:

RESOLVED

That Cabinet agrees to the uprating changes for the 2014/15 council tax support scheme detailed in the report in order to maintain low council tax charges for those on lower incomes and other vulnerable residents

Publication date: 12/11/2013

Date of decision: 11/11/2013

Decided at meeting: 11/11/2013 - Cabinet

Effective from: 19/11/2013

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