Decision details

Date of Decision:

17^th April 2025

Title:

Household Support Fund - year-end adjustments for 2024/25

Decision Maker:

Jo Brown, Assistant Chief Executive

Details of Specific Cabinet Delegation

or Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

Minute 76 of the 18^th November 2024 Cabinet decision on Household Support Fund resolved to:

‘Delegate authority to the Assistant Chief Executive in consultation with the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion and Neighbourhood Working, to determine revised and final allocations for the Household Support Grant, to include provision for other eligible actions within the use of Household Support Fund should it not be possible to achieve full spend of the grant through the approved options.’

Decision:

Confirm final allocations for Household Support Fund (HSF) grant for the period from October 2024 to March 2025, as per the ‘Revised amount’ column in the table below.

Reasons for the Decision:

Following approval of the programme by Cabinet in November 2024, changes have been made to allocations based on need and demand over the six-month period.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

Alternatives have not been provided. The revised allocations reflect the accurate final position and provision of support across the agreed elements of HSF, enabling support to be effectively targeted and grant to be maximised.

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision:

There are no conflicts of interest.

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None.

Reports or parts of reports considered

Household Support Fund update, report to Cabinet, November 18^th 2024