Options for Ring Fencing Supporting People Fund
A short presentation will be given on the options for ring fencing funding to support the implementation of Haringey’s new Housing Strategy.
Minutes:
The Board received a verbal update on options for ring fencing the Supporting People Fund.
The Board was reminded that at the previous meeting concern had been raised that funding, which was currently allocated to Supporting People projects, would be subsumed into the Area Based Grant in the future.
Since that meeting a piece of work had been carried out that estimated that 46% of funding currently available for Supporting People projects was likely to be added to the ABG. It was noted that similar concerns had been raised by other Authorities and that these were being considered by the Government.
The Supporting People Board had met on 14 October and had discussed this issue and had requested that a steer be sought from the IHB in order to inform discussion at its next meeting in November.
The Board was advised that a number of grants had been subsumed by the ABG including the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund. The Government had indicated that further grants would be added to the to ABG in 2009/10.
There was agreement that the role played by Supporting People projects in achieving the Board’s objectives and LAA targets should be emphasised to the HSP and that its support for ring fencing funding for Supporting People should be sought.
It was noted that if funding from the Supporting People budget was subsumed into the ABG it would have an impact upon the support available for children and young people’s services in the Borough.
It was requested that the Board should receive a further update in relation to this at its next meeting.
RESOLVED: