Decision Details

The Cabinet is asked to accept the 2024 allocation of Household Support Funding which is £12,791,135.04 and that the fund be delivered by the Cost-of-Living programme through the established Strategic Response Group. This would be in consultation with the Deputy Leader, who is the Cabinet Member responsible for the Cost-of-Living programme. Indicative spend on disbursements is set out in Appendix 1 of report.

• Revenue in excess of £500k
• Significant effect on communities in two or more wards

On 4 April 2024, Cabinet:-

1. Accepted the 2024 allocation of Household Support Funding which is £12,791,135.04 (for the sake of brevity, the sum reported in the rest of this paper will be rounded to £12.791m);

    

2. Approved that the fund be delivered by the Cost-of-Living programme through the established Strategic Response Group. This would be in consultation with the Deputy Leader, who is the Cabinet Member responsible for the Cost-of-Living programme;

    

3. Reconfirmed that the Chair of the Strategic Response Group for the next six months, as well as being the Senior Responsible Officer, will be Richard Brooks, the Director of Strategy, Equality and Partnerships;

    

4. Approved the indicative spend on disbursements set out in Appendix 1, to the report;

    

5. Delegated relevant decisions, including detailed decisions on spending, to the Strategic Response Group in consultation with the Deputy Leader including any decisions required if the fund is subsequently extended from six months to the full 2024/25 financial year;

    

6. Noted these decisions will continue to be formally recorded and shared on CMIS through an established Officer Delegated Decision form. This form is signed off by the SRO in consultation with the Council’s business partners including the S151 officer;

    

7. Delegated procurement decisions to the Director of Strategy, Equality and Partnerships and the Section 151 officer, in consultation with the Assistant Director of Corporate Procurement and the appropriate Cabinet Members.

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