Decision details
Review of Grants Policy
Decision Maker: Executive Member for Housing and Adult Social Services Advisory Panel, 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: Policy changes for the
allocation of the Disabled Facilities Grant and Energy Efficiency
grant to customers. Changes will be introduced with immediate
effect.
Members are asked to: Accept policy changes
Decision:
Advice of Advisory Panel
That the Executive Member be advised to:
(i) Note the contents of the report, and that a letter has been sent to Government Office expressing the Council’s concern over the budget allocation;
(ii) Approve the revision to the existing policy in line with this interim review, including:
a. The change to the eligibility criteria for the energy efficiency grant
b. The briefing on proposed changes to the DFG (noting the short term and long term impact of the changes on the delivery of the disabled facilities grant programme)
c. Endorsement of the Council’s adaptation programme across all tenures (noting the potential financial implications) and continued support for this area of work.
Decision of Executive Member
RESOLVED: That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.
REASON: To respond to changes in national policy and to assist vulnerable residents of the City of York.
Publication date: 03/06/2008
Date of decision: 02/06/2008
Decided at meeting: 02/06/2008 - Executive Member for Housing and Adult Social Services Advisory Panel
Effective from: 05/06/2008
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