Decision details

Local Housing Benefit Scheme Review

Decision Maker: Cabinet, Full Council

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The council has a discretionary localised scheme whereby it disregards in full any prescribed War Disablement Pension or War Widow’s Pension in the calculation of Housing Benefit. This scheme was set up in 1980s and aligns with the council’s commitment under the Armed Forces Covenant to support residents who have health issues as a result of service, and their families. The council is required to review the scheme with a view to continuing it.

Decision:

 

That Cabinet recommends to Full Council the approval of the continuation of the Isle of Wight Council’s discretionary scheme to disregard War Disablement and War Widow’s Pensions in full, from the calculation of income for Housing Benefit purposes (Option A),

 

And that Cabinet recommends that Full Council delegates future minor changes or reviews to this scheme to the Cabinet Member for Strategic Finance, Transformational Change and Corporate Resources in consultation with the Benefits Manager (Option C).

 

Report author: Erin Rhodes

Publication date: 13/03/2023

Date of decision: 09/03/2023

Decided at meeting: 09/03/2023 - Cabinet

Effective from: 21/03/2023

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