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1.   
Agreed that where funds remain available
after making reductions as outlined in the core scheme's
provisions, that Portsmouth City Council apply the discount as
described within the core scheme to those chargepayers who become eligible for LCTS in
respect of the 2023/24 financial year between 03 March 2023 and 31
March 2024. Any award will be calculated in the same way as those
residents that received support from the core scheme within their
2023/24 annual bill. This will, in effect, treat all new recipients
of LCTS in the same way as those that were receiving LCTS when
annual council tax bills were prepared.

2.   
Agreed that should it become apparent
that funding will be remaining above what is required for the
activity detailed in 2.1, the Council will use its discretion to
further support vulnerable households in receipt of LCTS where
hardship has been identified through the council tax recovery
process.

3.   
Approved the proposed policy accompanying
the report.