Decision details

Financial Inclusion/Welfare Benefits Outturn 2024/25 and progress 2025/26

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Decision Maker: Decision Session - Combined Executive Member Decision Session

Decision status: Decision Made

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This report provides detailed information on the welfare benefit and financial inclusion work undertaken by City of York Council across 2024/25 and the outlook for 2025/26. The Executive Member will be asked to note and comment on the work undertaken by City of York Council to support its residents during the ongoing cost of living crisis. Last years report attached as background.

Decision:

Resolved:

i. Noted and comment on the details of the report regarding providing support to residents affected by the impacts of the continuing high cost of living;

ii. Delegated any decision-making relating to the Government’s expected Crisis and Resilience Fund (details awaited) requirements to the Director of Finance (s151) in consultation with the Executive Member for Finance, Performance, Major Projects, Human Rights, Equality and Inclusion.

Reason: To ensure councillors, residents and stakeholder groups are aware of the ongoing financial inclusion activity across the city. To ensure the council reacts quickly to any new government.

Report author: David Walker

Publication date: 02/09/2025

Date of decision: 02/09/2025

Decided at meeting: 02/09/2025 - Decision Session - Combined Executive Member Decision Session

Effective from: 10/09/2025

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