Care leavers to receive council tax discount
Published: 25/07/2018
YOUNG adults who have been supported in care will not be required to pay council tax once they move into their own home in Copeland.
Copeland Council agreed this week to make all care leavers exempt from paying council tax, until they reach the age of 25.
Mike Starkie, Mayor of Copeland, said: “While they are supported by Children and Young People’s Services, care leavers can be faced with a new set of responsibilities, often without the family support and wider network that most other young people can rely on.