Issue - meetings

This report presents requests received from local organisations for financial support in 2007/2008.  The Executive Members for Housing and Adult Social Services are asked to agree the recommendations for Financial Support contained within this report.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Members for Housing and Adult Social Services be advised

(i)         To agree with Option 2 and award Financial Support as detailed in paragraphs 46 and 48 of this report;

(ii)        To request that officers consult with North Yorkshire and York PCT to find a common pathway for providing financial support to voluntary organisations, for implementation from 2008/09.

Decision of the Executive Members for Housing and Adult Social Services

RESOLVED:             That the advice of the Advisory Panel as set out above be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:                  To continue Financial Support to the Voluntary Sector.

Members considered a report which presented requests received from local organisations for financial support in 2007/2008.  The Executive Members for Housing and Adult Social Services were asked to agree the recommendations for Financial Support contained within this report.

The budget for Financial Support for the voluntary sector had been set at £83,810 for social services and £8,420 for housing related services. Applications for Financial Support had been received from 8 social care organisations, totalling £79,499. One application was received from a housing organisation with a request for £8,673.

Members were presented with two options:

Option 1 – To award Financial Support as indicated in paragraphs 46 and 48 of the report  to all organisations  including Survive.

Option 2 – To award Financial Support to organisations as detailed at paragraphs 46 and 48 of the report with the exception of Survive.  The balance of the budget to be utilised for funding small one-off grants during the financial year.

It was queried as to what other sources of funding were available to Survive to enable them to expand. It was reported that they had lost a lot of National Lottery and other funding but had stabilised themselves and were looking to expand again. There were other sources of funding but that they had been turned down so far. Officers would provide support to Survive to help them find alternative funding, although there was no guarantee they would receive any.

Concern was raised about whether there was any overlap in funding to voluntary organisations from the Council and North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust (PCT). It was agreed that it would be beneficial to have a joint programme with the PCT for providing financial support to voluntary organisations from 2008/09.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Members for Housing and Adult Social Services be advised

(i)         To agree with Option 2 and award Financial Support as detailed in paragraphs 46 and 48 of this report;

(ii)        To request that officers consult with North Yorkshire and York PCT to find a common pathway for providing financial support to voluntary organisations, for implementation from 2008/09.

Decision of the Executive Members for Housing and Adult Social Services

RESOLVED:             That the advice of the Advisory Panel as set out above be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:                  To continue Financial Support to the Voluntary Sector.