Agenda item

The following was noted in respect of the scheme:

(a)  That the Council’s share of the Household Support Fund is £1,177,691.53.

(b)  That the Section 151 Officer will certify and submit Management Information returns to the DWP in December 2021 and March 2022 in order for the Council to receive its allocated share of the grant funding.

(c)  That the funding is accessible to residents and households in Slough from 06 October 2021 to 31 March 2022.

Agreed:

(d)  That the policy at Appendix A to the report be approved.

(e)  That delegated authority be given to the Executive Director of Corporate Operations, following consultation with the Leader, to review and make minor changes to the policy.

The Cabinet noted that the Department for Work & Pensions had announced £500m of new funding to support vulnerable households through the winter.  The Director of Finance introduced a report that set out the Council’s proposed policy to utilise Slough’s share of this grant.

The grant was to be administered between 6^th October 2021 and 31^st March 2022.  Lead Members welcomed the funding and requested that a realistic figure be set aside from the grant to administer the scheme and that every effort should be made to allocate all of the available funding to vulnerable families in Slough by the end of March.

The Cabinet noted the report and agreed the policy.

Resolved –  The following was noted in respect of the scheme:

(a)  That the Council’s share of the Household Support Fund was £1,177,691.53.

(b)  That the Section 151 Officer would certify and submit Management Information returns to the DWP in December 2021 and March 2022 in order for the Council to receive its allocated share of the grant funding.

(c)  That the funding was accessible to residents and households in Slough from 06 October 2021 to 31 March 2022.

That it be agreed:

(d)  That the policy at Appendix A to the report be approved.

(e)  That delegated authority be given to the Executive Director of Corporate Operations, following consultation with the Leader, to review and make minor changes to the policy.