Decision details

Mayoral Fund – Additional support for advice services & Warm Space funding

Reference: D55877

Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

The Chief Officer Community Hubs, Welfare and Business Support gave approval to accept £323,950 funding from the West Yorkshire Mayoral Fund, to cover period November 2022 – April 2023.
The funding will be used in the following ways:
•£75k to Leeds Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) to cover significant increase in costs (inflation, pay award, venue costs) in the Advice Contract; and
•£248,950 Remainder to Voluntary Action Leeds (VAL) to administer funding pots to the Leeds Warm Spaces network

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Contact: Nick Hart, Acting Head of Contact Centre 07712 214 916 Email: Nicholas.Hart@leeds.gov.uk.

Publication date: 07/12/2022

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