Decision details

The Section 151 Officer presented a report which outlined the requirement to annually consider whether to revise or replace the Council’s existing Council Tax Reduction Scheme and the requirement to either adopt a new scheme or re-adopt the existing scheme by 31 January 2023.

The report also sought the re-adoption of the current scheme as set out in Section 3 of the report for the period 2023/24.

Resolved that

1)              The Council Tax Reduction Schemes and Prescribed Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2013 (“the Prescribed Requirements Regulations”) by the National Assembly for Wales (Now the Senedd Cymru) on 26 November 2013, as amended be noted.

2)              The amendments to “the Prescribed Requirements Regulations” contained in The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, to be considered by the Senedd Cymru on 17 January 2023 be noted.

3)              The outcome of the consultation exercise undertaken by the Council in November 2018 on the discretionary areas of the current scheme be noted.

4)              The discretionary areas of the current scheme (2022/23) (as set out in section 3 of this report) to remain unchanged for the period 2023/24.

5)              The Council adopts the scheme as set out in section 3 of the report, to include any mandatory amendments which may be necessary as a result of, The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, subject to those regulations being approved by the Senedd Cymru and coming into force.