Agenda and minutes
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Apologies for absence To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: None. |
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Declarations of Interest A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a prejudicial interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered:
(i) must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent, and (ii) may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must withdraw from the meeting room.
A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Register of Members’ Interests or the subject of a pending notification must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.
Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal interests and prejudicial interests are defined at Paragraphs 5-7 and Appendix A of the Members’ Code of Conduct
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Household Support Fund in Haringey Phase 2: May 2023 Due to the urgency, the Chair of Overview and Scrutiny has agreed that the call-in procedure shall not apply to this urgent decision. This is because the decision is urgent and any delay in implementation caused by the call-in procedure would seriously prejudice the Council's or the public's interests due to the fact that any delay in decision making will impact on the ability to utilise available funding to support households with children, other vulnerable households and individuals in Haringey. The Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Committee has agreed that the decision is both reasonable in all circumstances, and that it should be treated as a matter of urgency. This is in accordance with Part 4, Section H, and Paragraph 18 (a) and (b) of the Council Constitution. Additional documents: Minutes: The Cabinet Member for Tackling Inequality and Resident Services considered the repot which sought authority to allocate the second phase of the Household Support Fund to provide support to households in line with agreed spending, up to a total of £2,406m (half of the entire allocation of £4,813,343.44) to cover the period to 30th September 2023.
The Cabinet Member for Tackling Inequality and Resident Services RESOLVED to 1. Approves the Household Support Fund Scheme Policy: May 2023 Phase 2, which sets out the Council’s arrangement for administering the second part of the funding, attached in Appendix 1.
2. Delegates authority to the Assistant Director for Place Based Partnerships and Commissioning in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Tackling Inequality and Resident Services to amend this policy to give effect to changes in legislation, statutory or non-statutory guidance, or directives or instructions of a similar character issued by Government.
3. Delegates authority to the Assistant Director for Place Based Partnerships and Commissioning, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Tackling Inequality and Resident Services, to award small grants to Voluntary and Community sector organisations to support the delivery of the scheme, in accordance with procurement regulations and local policy.
4. Agrees that this policy is subject to the availability of government funding and will terminate on 31st March 2024 unless terminated earlier.
5. Notes that a further set of recommendations for spend of the existing funding will come forward in due course, within the conditions set out by the guidance.
Reasons for decision The Government through the Department of Works and Pensions (DWP) has provided funding to local authorities to administer the Household Support Fund. It is acknowledged that local authorities have the local ties and knowledge and are best placed to allocate funding according to local need.
The Guidance for The Fund provides for local authorities to determine eligibility in their area and target support to those most in need but within the scope of conditions set by DWP. The proposed decision on the Household Support Fund sets out how the Council will target and deliver support to residents. This spend is targeted to those that are most in need and is in accordance with the Scheme.
The Household Support Fund payments are expected to support households over the grant period and for all funding to be spent between 1st April 2023 – 31st March 2024. Appendix 1 sets out the details of the second part of the scheme to be applied in Haringey which will cover the period April through to September 2023, in line with national funding guidance and to address local need. As part of the Council’s overarching approach to supporting those in need, we continue to adopt a strengths-based methodology which seeks to build routes out of poverty for local residents where possible. The Council has undertaken a needs assessment that has supported the development of this policy.
Alternative options considered The alternative option considered was not to develop a Haringey Support ... view the full minutes text for item 3. |