Issue - meetings

To receive and consider the report of the Director of Communities. 

1.         To receive the grant amount of £640,000 as per the details within the report and create an expenditure budget to administer the grant.

2.         To proceed to develop a delivery plan which reflects specific criteria set out in the government guidance published to allocate and administer the grant.

The Executive Member (Early Intervention), Councillor Bev Murray, presented the report of the Director of Communities. 

The Household Support Fund (HSF) had been extended from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 with a further £842m of funding.  Lancashire had been awarded £19,356,470 of which Chorley Council were allocated £640,000.  The span for the fund was a full calendar year, where previously funds released have had a scope for spending over 6 months.

Local provision would focus on working in partnership with community organisations and develop a delivery plan that responds to current issues but also encourages those who are in difficulty to access wider and more impactful support.

The Executive Member (Early Intervention), Councillor Bev Murray proposed and the Executive Leader, Councillor Alistair Bradley seconded, and it was Resolved (unanimously):

1.      To receive the grant amount of £640,000 as per the details within the report and create an expenditure budget to administer the grant.

2.      To proceed to develop a delivery plan which reflects specific criteria set out in the government guidance published to allocate and administer the grant.