Decision details
(FCS) Hardship Fund
Decision Maker: Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION
Date of Decision:
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4 December 2020 |
Decision Maker: (Including Job Title)
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Judith Badger Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services |
Specific Delegation: (If any)
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Non-specific |
Brief Description of Decision:
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That following review, the arrangements for the use of the Council’s Hardship Fund will continue for the remainder of the financial year 2020/21.
The Council will continue to provide £200 of support to new LCTS claimants, however, a further top up is to be provided in February 2021 to maximise the grant allocation within the current financial year.
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Reasons for the Decision:
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To providing support to economically vulnerable people and households in the borough from the allocation of the Hardship Fund from central government and maximise the benefit to those new LCTS claimants that have been most financially impacted by the pandemic.
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Details of alternative options considered and rejected:
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1. Continue to provide the £200 support to new LCTS claimants, with no top up at present.
2. Provide support to the Discretionary Housing Payments fund.
3. Provide additional support to the work being carried out through the LA Emergency Assistance Grant.
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Conflicts of interest declared by any Executive Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision:
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No conflicts of interest |
Dispensations Granted: (If any)
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None
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Reports or parts of reports considered
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Briefing Paper – Update and review of the application of the Council’s Hardship Fund – 4 December 2020. |
I certify that this is a true record of the decision in relation to the arrangements for the use of the Council’s Hardship Fund for the remainder of the financial year 2020/21.
Signed by the Decision Maker
Dated 4 December 2020
Name: Judith Badger
Job Title: Strategic Director Finance & Customer Services, S151 Officer
Publication date: 13/04/2021
Date of decision: 04/12/2020
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