The council tax relief is effective immediately and is designed to help care leavers adjust to independent living.
The council will pay £6,500 towards the scheme until March 2024, after which the costs will be sourced by an overall collection fund from the exceptional hardship policy.
Head of customer focus at North Devon council, Sarah Higgins, said: “Our Strategy and Resources Committee approved on 2 October 2023 a report to provide up to 100 per cent council tax discount for all care leavers until their 25th birthday; this was effective immediately.
“Care leavers are considered a particularly vulnerable group for council tax debt. This scheme will ensure that no care leaver will fall into council tax debt during the challenging years of transition from care to independent living.”
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