FLINTSHIRE Council’s Cabinet will be asked to back proposed changes to Council Tax regulations that will remove care leavers aged 24 or under from joint and several liability for Council Tax.

Care leavers aged 24 or under subject to Council Tax and residing in Wales are usually exempt from Council Tax since regulations were first introduced by the Welsh Government in April 2019. The Welsh Government is now consulting on proposals to remove the risk that a care leaver could be held liable for payment of Council Tax where another person in their household fails to pay.

Billy Mullin, the council’s deputy leader, said: “I am pleased to support the proposed changes to Council Tax regulations that will remove the risk to care leavers being held liable for the payment of Council Tax in the small number of cases where another person in their household fails to pay.

"The proposed changes will ensure that care leavers across Flintshire will continue to be supported through the Council Tax system as part of their transition into adulthood and independent living”.

The proposed changes are expected to be introduced in April 2022.