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Local Council Tax Discount for Care Leavers

Meeting: 27/01/2022 - Strategy and Resources Committee (Item 44)

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This report provides information to enable Committee to make a decision on whether it wishes to introduce a local care leavers discount from 01 April 2022

Additional documents:

Decision:

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved:

(1)          To  agree to introduce the Local Care Leavers Discount on Council Tax  detailed in paragraph 3.1 of the report.

 

Minutes:

The Committee received a report providing information to enable Committee to make a decision on whether it wishes to introduce a local care leavers discount from 01 April 2022.

The following matters were considered by the Committee:

a)            Duration of the Discount: it was confirmed that the Local Council Tax Discount would apply until the Care Leavers reached the age of 25.

b)            Reimbursement by Surrey County Council: it was confirmed that Surrey County Council have agreed to reimburse the Council under separate arrangements for what would have been its share of the council tax reduction until March 2024.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved:

(1)          To  agree to introduce the Local Care Leavers Discount on Council Tax  detailed in paragraph 3.1 of the report.