Decision details

The Deputy Leader introduced a report in which the Council was informed that the Council Tax Reduction Scheme for 2016/17 updates the scheme that was introduced on 1st April 2015. The Council is not required to consult on the proposals of the new scheme as the amendments made are in consequence of amendments made to the Prescribed Requirements Regulations. The local discretions that are available to the Council will remain unchanged.

No changes to current arrangements were proposed and the Council will continue to disregard the whole amount of War Disablement Pensions and War Widows Pensions when calculating the income of a claimant.

If the Council did not adopt a local Scheme, the Welsh Government would impose the default scheme. That would mean no support for War Disablement and War Widows Pensioners

The resolution was unanimous

Resolved

To approve  the Council Tax Reduction Scheme for 2016/17 in accordance with the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Schemes) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 ("the Prescribed Requirements Regulations") exercising its local discretions as indicated in the report.