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Resolved:
1. 
That the Council Tax Support scheme for
2025/26, as shown in Annex 1 to the report, be
approved.
2. 
That the Council Tax Exceptional
Hardship scheme, as shown in Annex 2 to the report, be
approved.
3. 
That the Head of Finance and Revenues,
in consultation with the Finance and Resources Portfolio Holder, be
authorised to make any necessary changes to the Scheme that are
required by the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed
Requirements) Regulations 2025 when they are confirmed by the
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local
Government.
4. 
In the event that any new government
initiatives are introduced that result in receipt of a grant or an
increase in Universal Credit or other government benefits, that the
Head of Finance and Revenues, in consultation with the Finance and
Resources Portfolio Holder, be authorised to disregard these awards
as income in accordance with government guidelines.
5. 
That the Council continues to exercise
its discretion to disregard income from war widow pensions in the
calculation of Council Tax Support entitlement for pension age
recipients.