Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member for Communities and Safer City requesting approval to accept government funding relating to the Household Support Fund.

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Communities and Safer City requesting approval to accept government funding relating to the Household Support Fund.

NOTE:  This report is submitted for consideration as a General Exception under paragraph 15 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules in Part 4 of the City Council’s Constitution, notice having been given to the Chair of the relevant Scrutiny Panel .  The matter requires a decision under this regulation due to its urgency (that it is impracticable to defer the decision until 28 clear days’ notice has been given on the Forward Plan). This is due to the timescales given between the Government announcement of funding being made available on 2 September 2024 and the period within which the scheme must be delivered between 1 October 2024 and 31 March 2025. 

Decision Made: (CAB 24/25 46066)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Communities and Safer City and having complied with paragraph 15 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules, Cabinet approved the following:

(i)  To approve in principle for Southampton City Council to participate in the delivery of the next phase of Household Support Fund from 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025.

(ii)  To delegate authority to the Executive Director Community  Wellbeing to finalise the details of the local Household Support Fund scheme following consultation with the Executive Director Enabling Services and S151 Officer and the Cabinet Member for Communities and Safer City and to administer funding in accordance with that scheme.