URL: https://minutes.tewkesbury.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=8360

Decision Maker: Executive

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Purpose:

Content: That it be RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL: 1.    That the default Council Tax Reduction Scheme be ADOPTED effective from 1 April 2026 with a minor revision to the national working age regulations to allow for a de minimus tolerance for income changes of £10. 2.    That authority be delegated to the Director of Corporate Resources, in consultation with the Lead Member for Finance and Asset Management, to agree the uprating of the working age regulations incorporated into the local Council Tax Reduction Scheme in line with those announced by the Department for Works and Pensions.

Date of Decision: January 7, 2026