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26/08/2020 - Council Tax Reduction Scheme and Council Tax Discounts 2021/22 ref: 4003 For Determination
Decision Maker: Executive
Made at meeting: 26/08/2020 - Executive
Decision published: 27/08/2020
Effective from: 26/08/2020
Decision:
That it be RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL:
1. That the default Council Tax Reduction Scheme be ADOPTED effective from 1 April 2021 with a minor revision to the national working age regulations to allow for a de minimis tolerance for income changes.
2. That authority be delegated to the Head of Finance and Asset Management, in consultation with the Lead Member for Finance and Asset Management, to agree the uprating of the working age regulations incorporated into the local Council Tax Reduction Scheme in line with those announced by the Department for Work and Pensions.
3. That the following Council Tax discounts be ADOPTED effective from 1 April 2021:
· The discount for unoccupied and substantially unfurnished properties is 25% for a maximum period of six months.
· The discount for properties which are vacant and require major repair work to render them habitable is 25% for a maximum period of 12 months.
· The discount for unoccupied furnished properties (second homes) is zero.
· An empty homes premium of an additional 100% is levied on properties that have remained unoccupied and substantially unfurnished for at least two years, but less than five years.
· An empty homes premium of an additional 200% is levied on properties that have remained unoccupied and substantially unfurnished for at least five years, but less than ten years.
· An empty homes premium of an additional 300% is levied on properties that have remained unoccupied and substantially unfurnished for at least ten years.
26/08/2020 - Financial Update - Quarter One 2020/21 ref: 4002 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Executive
Made at meeting: 26/08/2020 - Executive
Decision published: 27/08/2020
Effective from: 26/08/2020
Decision:
That the financial performance information for the first quarter of 2020/21 be NOTED.
26/08/2020 - Performance Management Report - Quarter Four 2019/20 ref: 4001 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Executive
Made at meeting: 26/08/2020 - Executive
Decision published: 27/08/2020
Effective from: 26/08/2020
Decision:
That the Overview and Scrutiny Committee’s comments on the Performance Management Report for Quarter Four of 2019/20 be NOTED.
26/08/2020 - Executive Committee Forward Plan ref: 4000 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Executive
Made at meeting: 26/08/2020 - Executive
Decision published: 27/08/2020
Effective from: 26/08/2020
Decision:
That the Committee’s Forward Plan be NOTED.