Issue - decisions

To provide a total of £1,110,000 from the Household Support Fund to the Leeds Food Aid Network, Voluntary Action Leeds and Forum Central.

02/12/2022 - To provide a total of £1,110,000 from the Household Support Fund to the Leeds Food Aid Network, Voluntary Action Leeds and Forum Central.

The Chief Officer Community Hubs, Welfare and Business Support gave approval to provide funding of £1,110,000 to three organisations in Leeds to distribute funding to a range of third sector organisations and charities to provide clients on low incomes and in need with support for food, fuel and essential items. The organisations are;
• Leeds Food Aid Network - £490,000
• Forum Central- £300,000
• Voluntary Action Leeds- £320,000

Leeds City Council has been allocated £7,098,648.16 to spend between 1st October 2022 and 31st March 2022
This is a significant operational decision as a direct consequence of a key decision relating to the Household Support Fund for Leeds, ref D55289 and therefore not open to call in
For more information please refer to that decision.