Decision

DECISION: The Cabinet Member for Finance accepted the officer's recommendation and approved Option 1: a discretionary discount sufficient to clear the 2025/26 arrears of £65, and a discretionary discount equivalent to 50% of the applicant's net Council Tax liability for 2026/27, amounting to £680.24, with the remaining balance to be apportioned across the remaining instalments for 2026/27.

Reason for decision: The applicant, despite being in full-time professional employment, faces genuine financial hardship as a result of unavoidable costs including rent, oil heating and vehicle running costs necessary for their employment; officers' assessment found no realistic scope to reduce expenditure sufficiently to resolve the hardship.