Agenda item
Housing Support Fund
Report of the Director of Housing Services
Decision:
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To update the Committee of the latest and future allocation of funding received from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) known as the Household Support Fund (HSF).
To seek approval from the Strategy and Resources Committee to spend the Housing Support Funding from DWP in line with the spending plan detailed in this report and, following the same spending priorities that have been previously undertaken through Housing Support funding.
To inform the Committee of a new requirement, to deliver at least one third of the fund to households, to pension age individuals. |
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UNANIMOUSLY AGREED: That Strategy and Resources Policy Committee:-
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Approves delivery of a programme of support funded from the
Household Support Funding for the period 1 April 2022 to 30
September 2022 in line with the report from the allocations
totalling £5.204m from the Department for Work and Pensions
(DWP). 2. Subject to the Department of Work and Pensions guidance and grant eligibility of spend remaining the same for the period from 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023, approves delivery of a programme of support funded from the Household Support Fund for that period in line with the report from the allocations for that period in the same proportions as outlined in the report.
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Reasons for Decision |
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The recommendations presented to the Strategy and Resources Committee will enable Sheffield City Council to provide the funds to support vulnerable households in the city to meet immediate needs and help those who are struggling to afford food, energy and water bills, and other related essentials through the cost of living crisis.
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14.4 |
Alternatives Considered and Rejected |
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14.4.1 |
This report provides a detailed proposal and delivery that officers, in consultation with elected members, believe to be the best way of delivering the Household Support Fund |
Minutes:
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The Director of Housing Services presented the report to update the Committee of the latest and future allocation of funding received from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) known as the Household Support Fund (HSF).
The purpose of the report was to seek approval from the Strategy and Resources Committee to spend the Housing Support Funding from DWP in line with the spending plan detailed in this report and, following the same spending priorities that have been previously undertaken through Housing Support funding.
The report also informed the Committee of a new requirement, to deliver at least one third of the fund to households, to pension age individuals. |
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14.2 |
RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That Strategy and Resources Policy Committee:-
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Approves delivery of a programme of support funded from the
Household Support Funding for the period 1 April 2022 to 30
September 2022 in line with the report from the allocations
totalling £5.204m from the Department for Work and Pensions
(DWP). 2. Subject to the Department of Work and Pensions guidance and grant eligibility of spend remaining the same for the period from 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023, approves delivery of a programme of support funded from the Household Support Fund for that period in line with the report from the allocations for that period in the same proportions as outlined in the report.
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14.3 |
Reasons for Decision |
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The recommendations presented to the Strategy and Resources Committee will enable Sheffield City Council to provide the funds to support vulnerable households in the city to meet immediate needs and help those who are struggling to afford food, energy and water bills, and other related essentials through the cost of living crisis.
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14.4 |
Alternatives Considered and Rejected |
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14.4.1 |
This report provides a detailed proposal and delivery that officers, in consultation with elected members, believe to be the best way of delivering the Household Support Fund |
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