Decision details

The Director of Resources reported that at the end of March 2020 the Council had received £798,140 to support economically vulnerable people and households in the Borough impacted by Covid-19.

Government had set the expectation that the majority of the hardship fund would be used to provide Council Tax relief, alongside existing local Council Tax Support schemes.  Specifically, Government had expected all recipients of working age local Council Tax Support to receive a further reduction in their annual council tax bill of £150 or less if the net liability were less.  Cumbria-wide the relief had doubled to £300.

It was moved by Councillor Hamilton and seconded by Councillor M. A. Thomson, and

RESOLVED:-

1.      To note the Covid-19 Council Tax Hardship distributed to date; and

2.      To delegate the transfer of Covid-19 Council Tax Hardship grant between Council Tax relief and grants for community support to the Director of Resources to ensure that the grant was fully spent by 31st March, 2022.