RESOLVED:

1. Cabinet agreed that the Council Tax Reduction policy is amended to support care leavers up to the age of 25 that do not receive maximum help towards their council tax through council tax support or an exemption with effect from April 2019.

The Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance presented the report and thanked officers for their hard work and welcomed the opportunity to give children in care a good start in life.

The Director of Corporate Services advised that recipients would have to apply for the reduction however the Council aimed to make the process as streamlined as possible.

RESOLVED:

1. Cabinet agreed that the Council Tax Reduction policy is amended to support care leavers up to the age of 25 that do not receive maximum help towards their council tax through council tax support or an exemption with effect from April 2019.