Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Decision made
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Medway Council, in partnership with KCC, the
Police, the other billing authorities in Kent and external partners
will be conducting a benefits take-up campaign starting in March
2004. This report will seek to address the administarive
arrangements.
The Cabinet agreed that, in accordance with
paragraph 3 of the Contracting Out (Functions of Local Authorities:
Income-Related Benefits) Order 2002, Medway Council authorised
Canterbury City Council to make decisions on new Council Tax
Benefit applications received following a county-wide benefits
take-up campaign, with effect from 1 April 2004 for 12
months.
This is a high profile and innovative project
supported by the Department for Work and Pensions, which focuses on
pensioners who may not be pursuing their full council tax benefit
entitlement. The decision to authorise the delegation to Canterbury
City Council was necessary to enable the lawful assessment of
claims received by the project staff during the 12-month
pilot.
Publication date: 09/03/2004
Date of decision: 09/03/2004
Decided at meeting: 09/03/2004 - Cabinet
Effective from: 18/03/2004
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