Decision Maker: The Council
Decision status: Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
1.
To
continue the Council's Local Scheme for the year commencing 1 April 2023 as it
was in 2022/23. Therefore, the following
conditions (a - c below) regarding the continuation of the discretionary
elements would apply:
a)
To apply a
100% disregard for war disablement pensions, war widows’ pensions and war
widowers’ pensions, for both pensioners and working age claimants.
b)
Not to
increase the extended reduction periods for pensioners and working age
claimants from the standard four weeks in the Prescribed Scheme.
c)
Not to
increase the backdate period for pensioners and working age claimants from the
standard three months contained within the Prescribed Scheme.
2. Where appropriate, to delegate powers to
the Head of Finance Department, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for
Finance, to make minor amendments to the scheme for 2023/24, provided that it
will not change the substance of the scheme.
Publication date: 01/12/2022
Date of decision: 01/12/2022
Decided at meeting: 01/12/2022 - The Council
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