Decision - Interim Report on Covid Funds and the New Household Support Fund

Brighton and Hove Policy & Resources (Recovery) Sub-Committee Decided 21 Apr 2022 approved GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Policy & Resources (Recovery) Sub-Committee

Report author

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Published

21 Apr 2022

Reference

6592

As published

the council's own words, unedited

RESOLVED: That the Sub-Committee – (i) Noted the current position on the 2020/21 and 2021/22 Contain Outbreak Management Funds ( COMF ) and the 2021/22 Household Support Fund; (ii) Agreed to an interim allocation of £ 0.100m from the 2022/23 Household Support Fund to augment the Local Discretionary Social Fund in advance of the full allocation of the fund to be agreed at May Policy & Resources Committee.

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The report updated the Sub-Committee on spending and commitments from the Contain Outbreak Management Funds and the 2021/22 Household Support Fund. It recommended an interim allocation of £100,000 from the 2022/23 Household Support Fund to support the oversubscribed Local Discretionary Social Fund until the full fund allocation was considered in May.

Outcome

approved

Recommendation

Note the current position on the 2020/21 and 2021/22 Contain Outbreak Management Funds and the 2021/22 Household Support Fund, and agree an interim allocation of £0.100m from the 2022/23 Household Support Fund to augment the Local Discretionary Social Fund.

Financial impact

Interim allocation of £100,000 from the 2022/23 Household Support Fund to top up the Local Discretionary Social Fund. The 2022/23 Household Support Fund allocation is £2.140m, while total 2020/21 and 2021/22 Contain Outbreak Management Funding is £8.885m.

Ward affected

city-wide

Decision maker

Policy & Resources (Recovery) Sub-Committee

Date in document

21 Apr 2022

Stakeholders named

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Low-income householdsHouseholds experiencing hardshipFamilies with childrenPensionersCommunity organisationsPolicy & Resources CommitteeCommunity WorksMoneyworks / Advice Matters partnershipsEquality and Inclusion Partnership

Next steps

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Bring proposals for the full allocation of the 2022/23 Household Support Fund to the 12 May 2022 Policy & Resources Committee.
Confirm the final positions on the Contain Outbreak Management Funds and the 2021/22 Household Support Fund in the TBM Provisional Outturn report to Policy & Resources Committee in July 2022.
Use the interim allocation to meet continuing demand through the Local Discretionary Social Fund.

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