Issue - decisions

Household Support Fund April 22 – September 22

09/05/2022 - Household Support Fund April 22 – September 22

Resolved: That subject to the approval be given to:

a)   the council’s HSF scheme (as detailed at Annex A of the report); including the addition of Council Tax Support Customers in receipt of the High Rate Disability Living Allowance [as well as those Council Tax Support Customers in receipt of the High Rate Personal Independence Payment] for Route A – Direct Payment

b)   allocation of £50k in funding to food vouchers (as detailed at paragraph 9 and Annex A of the report);  

c)   the delegation of discretion to pay claims made within the broader scope of the scheme guidance as set out by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) (as detailed at Annex B of the report) to the Head of Customer & Exchequer Services.

      

Reason:     To provide financial support to the city’s most financially vulnerable residents through the April – September 2022 arising from the ongoing cost of living increases.

 


 

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