To approve arrangements for the allocation and distribution of a Council
Tax Exceptional Hardship Fund designed and set up in response to the
ongoing cost of living crisis.
This ICMD specifically requests approval for the following:
To utilise £35,000 of Contain Outbreak Management Funding
(COMF) and £35,000 matched funding from Oxfordshire County
Council, to set up a Council Tax Exceptional Hardship Fund for
residents for financial years 2022/2023 and 2023/2024
to accept aforementioned funding from Oxfordshire County Council
and enter into the corresponding funding agreement with
Oxfordshire County Council.
to agree the Council Tax Exceptional Hardship Fund Policy as
detailed in appendix A.
to delegate the authority to review and amend this policy and any
future policies pertaining to the Council Tax Exceptional Hardship
Fund to the Head of Finance & S151 officer.