Decision details
Household Support Fund Round 5
Decision Maker: Executive Board
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
In March 2024, the Chancellor announced a
further 6 month extension of the Household Support Fund, known as
round 5.
Decision:
That the Executive Board:
2.1 Agree to the distribution of the Household Support Fund Round 5 as set out in the report, and in BwD’s delivery plan (submitted to DWP in May 2024 as required).
2.2 Give delegated authority to the Strategic Director Finance and Resources and the Strategic Director of Adults and Health, in consultation with the Executive Member for Public Health, Prevention and Wellbeing, to amend the distribution of the grant should that be considered necessary given guidance from Government and local circumstances (after having engaged with DWP regarding the Council’s revisiting of its Delivery Plan during the Fund Period, as required by national guidance).
Report author: Andrew Haythornthwaite
Publication date: 14/06/2024
Date of decision: 13/06/2024
Decided at meeting: 13/06/2024 - Executive Board
Accompanying Documents:
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