• Decision details

    • Decision details

    Department for Work and Pensions, Household Support Fund

    Reference: D55289

    Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment

    Is Key decision?: Yes

    Is subject to call in?: Yes

    Purpose:

    For Leeds City Council to accept funding from the Department for Work and Pensions Household Support Fund

    Decision:

    The Director of Communities, Housing and Environment agreed to;

      a)  Accept the allocation of £7,098,648.16 Household Support Fund from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), to be used between 1st April 2022 and the end of September 2022.

      b)  Accept any further extension of funding from government for the Household Support Fund.

      c)  Accept the proposed levels of expenditure as outlined in this report to ensure that the funding meets the grant criteria to support vulnerable pensioners, families and individuals.

      d)  Agree that the amounts per expenditure type may be varied to ensure that the funding is appropriately utilised and spent within the allowable grant criteria provided by Government.

     

    Reason Key: Financial Impact>£500K;

    Wards Affected: (All Wards);

    Other reasons / organisations consulted

    None

    Contact: Joanna Rowlands, Financial Inclusion Manager 0113 37 89219 Email: Jo.Rowlands@leeds.gov.uk.

    Publication date: 18/05/2022

    Date of decision: 26/05/2022

    Effective from: 07/06/2022

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