Issue - meetings
Meeting: 04/12/2025 - The Council (Item 8.)
8. COUNCIL TAX REDUCTION SCHEME 2026/27 
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To submit the report of the Cabinet Member for Finance.
Additional documents:
Decision:
Resolved:
1.
That
Cyngor Gwynedd's Local Scheme for the year commencing 1 April 2026 continues as
it was during 2025/26. Therefore, the following conditions (a - c below)
regarding the continuation of the discretionary elements would continue:
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 backdated 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 2026/27, on condition that it will not change the substance of
the scheme.