Decision - The Brighton & Hove Fairness Fund and Household Support Fund

Report on the deployment of the Fairness Fund and Household Support Fund to support communities and low income households experiencing poverty and the cost of living crisis, together with proposed allocation of the next tranche of the Household Support Fund.

1) That Cabinet approves the approach set out in Section 5 including the proposed allocations of funding from the Brighton & Hove Fairness Fund and the Household Support Fund. 2) That Cabinet delegates authority to the Chief Finance Officer, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance & City Regeneration, to make alterations to the allocation of the Household Support Fund in order to maximise its use in accordance with the relevant time constraints.

The appendix compares the original allocations agreed on 28 March 2024 with proposed revised allocations including HSF Tranche 6. The proposed full-year allocation across the listed support areas is £5,153,345.