Decision Maker: Council

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: September 17, 2025

Purpose:

Content: RESOLVED: 1.      Milton Keynes City Council notes the research undertaken by Marie Curie Cancer Care into the cost of living and the additional financial burden faced by those with a terminal illness. 2.      Milton Keynes City Council believes that people at the end of life should be able to focus on what really matters, but as life is often more expensive when you live with a terminal diagnosis, too many people are spending their final days, weeks and months struggling to make ends meet. 3.      Milton Keynes City Council therefore resolves to: a)            Support the Marie Curie campaign for a Council Tax Exemption for the Terminally Ill. b)            Congratulate Manchester City Council on becoming the first council to implement such a scheme for their local residents. c)             Request Cabinet bring forward proposals to establish a council tax exemption for those with a terminal illness, or a partner or family member within the same household, and have less than 12 months to live, as part of the Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme.