Resolved
(1) That the report and the financial implications for the council be noted.
(2) That the option of no change to the Council Tax Reduction Income Banded Scheme for Working Age Applicants for 2025/26 be approved and it be approved to amend Working Age Regulations in line with annual uprating and to amend the Council Tax Regulations for pensioners in line with uprating announced by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Resolved
(1) That the report, and financial implications for the Council be noted.
(2) That the comments of Budget Planning Committee, which endorsed and recommended and unchanged Scheme, be noted.
(3) That Full Council be recommended to agree to retain the current scheme for 2025/2026.