Decision details

Financial Support to the Voluntary Sector (Housing & Adult Social Services) 2008/09

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Decision Maker: Executive Member for Housing and Adult Social Services Advisory Panel, Executive Member for Adult Social Services, Executive Member for Health & Adult Social Services

Decision status: Decision Made

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Purpose of report: To advise Members on the applications for Financial Support from the Voluntary Sector for 2008/09, Voluntary Sector organisations and customers using services. Financial Support is effective from 1 April 2008 and resulting effects will be seen 2008/09

Decision:

Consideration was given to a report which presented requests received from local organisations for financial support in 2008/09 together with the criteria for the awarding of financial support.

It was reported that the budget for financial support for the voluntary sector had been set at £70,530 for social services and £8,630 for housing related services. Applications had been received from the 7 social care organisations, as outlined below, and 1 housing organisation, details of which were set out in the report.

Organisations (Social Services)	2008/9 Proposed Award OPTION 1	2008/9 Proposed Award OPTION 2
York Community Furniture Store	£10,000	£10,000
York Blind & Partially Sighted Society	£20,036	£20,036
York Deaf Society	£5,000	£5,000
York Mind	£8,660	£8,660
Alzheimer’s Society	£3,580	£3,580
Remap	£300	£300
Independent Care Group (ICG)	£15,000	£15,000
Provision for small One-Off grants during financial year	£7,954	£7,954
TOTAL	£70,530	£70,530

Organisations

(Housing)

2008/9

Proposed Award

OPTION 1

2008/9

Proposed Award

OPTION 2

Citizens Advice Bureau (Bond Guarantee Scheme)

£8,630

Totals for Social Services & Housing

£79,160

Members were informed that over the next twelve months a review was to be undertaken of the strategic relevance and outcomes delivered by services funded through this financial support. This was with a view to integrating Financial Support Agreements within overall commissioning budgets.

Following further discussion members then considered the following options:

Option 1 – To award Financial Support as indicated in the table above to all organisations on one year Service Level Agreements

Option 2 – To award Financial Support to all organisations as detailed in the table above on one year Service Level Agreements with the exception of The Independent Care Group and the York Blind & Partially Sighted Society where it is proposed that Three Year Agreements are awarded.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Members agree Option 2 and award Financial Support as outlined above.¹

Decision of the Executive Members

RESOLVED: That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON: To continue financial support to the voluntary sector.

Publication date: 18/03/2008

Date of decision: 17/03/2008

Decided at meeting: 17/03/2008 - Executive Member for Housing and Adult Social Services Advisory Panel

Effective from: 20/03/2008

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