Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: October 10, 2024

Purpose: Every year local authorities are required to undertake a review of their scheme to ensure it still meets local needs as well as financial impacts. Any potential changes require full consultation with residents, and the final decision made at Full Council before the budget setting, for implementation on the 1 April every year for the statutory provisions to be undertaken.

Content: That Cabinet recommends to Full Council adoption of the proposed scheme (as detailed at Appendix 4). There is no proposal to change the current scheme bar making six small changes, detailed in paragraph 32 of the report, to better align with national changes and Universal Credit administration.   That Cabinet recommends to Full Council that it continues the current exceptional hardship policy (as detailed at Appendix 5).