Decision Maker: Housing & Planning Portfolio Holder
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
To make minor alterations to the Financial
Assistance Policy for Private Sector Housing
•Local Council Tax Reduction (CTR) be added as a qualifying
benefit for means testing for grant purposes;
•The Discretionary Emergency Repairs Grant to be titled
Discretionary Essential Repairs Grant; and
•The local land charge registration process for the
Discretionary Stairlift Grant be altered and aligned with that used
for the Disabled Facilities Grant.
To make minor amendments to improve the
mandatory and discretionary grant offerings to residents of the
district, particularly allowing for a simplification of the means
testing procedure for those in receipt of Council Tax
Reduction.
Full policy review – this will be
undertaken later this year in line with new guidance documents
expected from ECC.
Publication date: 04/06/2024
Date of decision: 03/06/2024
Effective from: 12/06/2024
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