Issue - meetings
Citizens Advice York and Welfare Benefits Unit Service Level Agreement Arrangements
Meeting: 15/03/2018 - Decision Session - Executive Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health (Item 16)
16 Service Level Agreements with Citizens Advice York and the Welfare Benefits Unit 
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This report seeks approval for a one-year funding agreement, to March 2019, with Citizens Advice York (CAY, formerly CAB) and a four-year agreement, to March 2022, with the Welfare Benefits Unit (WBU).
Additional documents:
Decision:
Resolved: That, subject to the reporting and performance conditions set down in the respective service level agreements (SLAs), the following be approved:
(i) the two levels of funding set out in paragraphs 3 and 7 of the report and the associated SLAs set out in Annexes A and B;
(ii) a one-year holding agreement with CAY;
(ii) a four-year agreement with WBU.
Reason: To demonstrate the delivery of expected outputs and accountability for public expenditure.
Minutes:
The Executive Member considered a report which sought approval for a one-year funding agreement with Citizens Advice York (CAY, formerly CAB) and a four-year agreement with the Welfare Benefits Unit (WBU). These were included in the draft service level agreements (SLAs) annexed to the report.
The SLA with CAY(Annex A) included funding of £128k for one year, an increase of £5.5k in the current 2015-18 level. This would address cost increases and allow CAY to reach more service users in a more cost effective way. During this ‘holding’ period, CAY would undertake a comprehensive review of its funding arrangements. The SLA with WBU (Annex B) made no changes to the current level of funding (£22,700 per year) but increased the period it would cover from 3 to 4 four years, bringing it in line with North Yorkshire County Council’s decision in 2016/17 to review its funding of the WBU for 5 years.
The Executive Member noted the importance of the work carried out by CAY and WBU to improve financial inclusion and
Resolved: That, subject to the reporting and performance conditions set down in the respective service level agreements (SLAs), the following be approved:
(i) the two levels of funding set out in paragraphs 3 and 7 of the report and the associated SLAs set out in Annexes A and B;
(ii) a one-year holding agreement with CAY;
(ii) a four-year agreement with WBU.
Reason: To demonstrate the delivery of expected outputs and accountability for public expenditure.