Decision details

The Cabinet will be provided with an update on the Council’s response to the cost-of-living crisis and asked to approve allocations from the Welfare Reserve to the priority initiatives and areas of support aimed at increasing the capacity of both Council services and partners’ offers that are core part of the response to supporting the Borough’s most vulnerable residents.

Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Approve the allocation of funding totalling £3.065m from the Welfare Fund to the priority initiatives and areas of support, as set out in sections 4 and 5 and Appendix 2 of the report;

(ii)  Delegate authority to the Strategic Director, Community Solutions, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Community Leadership and Engagement and the Strategic Director, Finance and Investment, to approve the allocation of the remaining £935,000 unallocated funding towards appropriate projects,

(iii)  Note the existing services and support available to residents, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report; and

(iv)  Note that a further report will be presented on the development and launch of the Cost-of-Living Alliance in due course.