Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
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.
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
Effective from: 31/01/2018
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