Decision details

Council tax Discretionary Relief for Care Leavers

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The purpose of the report will be to make a determination to award discretionary relief to care leavers who are up to 25 years of age to ensure that they have no council tax liability.

Decision:

RESOLVED: that

 

(1)          a separate exemption class for Care Leavers be created

 

(2)          this exemption class apply to Care Leavers up until their 25th birthday. A discount of up to 100% of the Council Tax (dependent on household composition) be applied.

 

(3)          the discount will be awarded after all other discounts, exemptions and Council Tax Reduction have been awarded.

 

(4)          the Council lobby the Welsh Government to create a statutory exemption from the council tax charge for care leavers.

 

(5)               the Policy be updated to reflect the new exemption class and also permit the granting of section 13a (1)(c) for more than a year.

 

Publication date: 19/01/2018

Date of decision: 18/01/2018

Decided at meeting: 18/01/2018 - Cabinet

Effeithiol O: 31/01/2018

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