Decision details

Date of Decision:

30^th October 2024

Title:

Adjustment to Household Support Fund (HSF) allocations

Decision Maker:

Jo Brown, Assistant Chief Executive

Details of Specific Cabinet Delegation

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

Minute of the Cabinet decision on Household Support Fund grant as part of the Finance Update item on 10^th June 2024 resolved that:

‘Authority be delegated to the Assistant Chief Executive, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, 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 provisional allocations.’

In line with appendix 9, section 4C2 of the Council’s Constitution, the Assistant Chief Executive is authorised to discharge executive functions in relation to: (6) Performance, Intelligence and Improvement, including Policy and Partnerships.

Decision:

To confirm final allocations for Household Support Fund grant for the period from April to September 2024, as per the ‘Revised amount’ column in the table below.

Reasons for the Decision:

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

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

Alternatives have not been provided as the revised allocations reflect only minor changes and reflect the accurate final position of need for and provision of support across the agreed elements of HSF.

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

Finance Update, report to Cabinet, 10^th June 2024