William Benson
Council: Tunbridge Wells
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
42 meetings · Page 1 of 9
Full Council - Wednesday, 25th February, 2026 6.30 pm
Decisions from Meetings
120 decisions · Page 4 of 24
Calculation of Council Tax Base 2026/27
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 6.00 pm - December 04, 2025
...the Tunbridge Wells Tax Base for 2026/27 was approved as shown in Appendix B of the report, complying with statutory regulations for calculating council tax base.
Decision Made
*Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2026/27
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 6.00 pm - December 04, 2025
...to recommend to Full Council the approval of keeping the maximum Council Tax Reduction for working-age claimants at 80% for 2026/27, not increasing Bands 2 to 5 by 10% (except for DWP uprating increases), removing the minimum income floor for self-employed claimants, increasing the back-dating period for working-age claimants to a maximum of twelve months, disregarding compensation schemes for capital purposes, and increasing grid amounts in table 3 by the DWP percentage increase for welfare benefits.
Decision Made
Treasury and Prudential Management Report Quarter 2
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 6.00 pm - December 04, 2025
...to note the Treasury Management and Prudential Indicator position for 2025/26 and the forecast for investment and bank interest, which is £2,600,000, an increase of £600,000 from the approved budget.
Decision Made
Revenue Management Report Quarter 2
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 6.00 pm - December 04, 2025
...to note the Quarter 2 net expenditure on services and the forecast year-end net expenditure, including planned transfers to reserves for specific projects and a small potential surplus to the General Fund.
Decision Made
Draft Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2026-31
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 6.00 pm - December 04, 2025
...that the Cabinet approved the draft Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2026-31 for consultation, delegated minor amendments to the Head of Housing, Health and Environment, and approved the Strategy's adoption for the five-year period commencing 1 April 2026.
Decision Made
Summary
Meetings Attended: 42
Average per Month: 1.7
Decisions Recorded: 120