Issue details
Financial Inclusion/Welfare Benefits Outturn 2024/25 and progress 2025/26
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 type: Non-key
Decision status: Decision Made
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 16/06/2025
Decision due: 02/09/25 by Decision Session - Combined Executive Member Decision Session
Lead member: Executive Member for Finance, Performance, Major Projects, Human Rights, Equality and Inclusion
Lead director: Director of Finance
Department: Directorate of Finance
Contact: David Walker, Head of Customer and Exchequer Services Email: david.walker@york.gov.uk Email: david.walker@york.gov.uk.
Consultation process
This is an outturn report on work across the
2024/25 year. Any individual initiatives included will each have
had their own consultation through the approval process
Equality Impact Assessment Completed?: This is not required as the report is retrospective
Decisions
Agenda items
- 02/09/2025 - Decision Session - Combined Executive Member Decision Session Financial Inclusion/Welfare Benefits Outturn 2024/25 and progress 2025/26 02/09/2025
Background papers
- Financial Inclusion/Welfare Benefits Outturn 2024/25 and progress 2025/26
PDF 1 MB View as HTML (1) 231 KB - Annex A York poverty gap statistics.docx
PDF 553 KB View as HTML (2) 50 KB - Annex B Discretionary Financial Support Summary Report May 2024.docx
PDF 262 KB View as HTML (3) 151 KB - Annex C Food & Fuel Voucher Scheme Report 202324.docx
PDF 297 KB View as HTML (4) 68 KB - Annex d - Financial Inclusion projects funded for 2023.docx
PDF 196 KB View as HTML (5) 65 KB