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Discretionary Payment Policies 2026/27
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Meeting: 02/12/2025 - Cabinet (Item 76)
76 Discretionary Payment Policies 2026/27 
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To provide an update on Discretionary Housing
Payment (DHP) expenditure and requests Cabinet to approve the
policy for 2026/27.
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 for Discretionary Payment Policies 2026/27, item 76
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- Appendix 2 for Discretionary Payment Policies 2026/27, item 76
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- Webcast for Discretionary Payment Policies 2026/27
Minutes:
Purpose of report
To update the Discretionary Council Tax Payment (DCTP) Policy 2026/27 and Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) Policy 2026/27 and to request Cabinet approval for both policies.
Decision
Cabinet approved the Discretionary Council Tax Payment Policy for 2026/27.
Cabinet approved the Discretionary Housing Payment Policy for 2026/27.
Other options considered
Removal of the DCTP fund, which would have had a negative impact on those
recipients of the fund and could have impacted collection of Council Tax due.
Reasons for decision
The recommendations were in line with Council’s practices and legal duty to review the financial allocation and eligibility of each policy.
As the policies for 2026/27 did not contain any material amendments, there were no legal implications. However, the Council was adhering to best practice by reviewing the policies and keeping them up to date.