(i) To note the letter from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) about the abolition of the Social Fund attached at Appendix 1 and that the Council’s financial settlement will include an un-ringfenced element for local welfare provision which is not guaranteed after 2014/15.
(ii) To consider the work of the Scrutiny Inquiry on Welfare Reforms and multiagency local assessment on the impact of the Welfare Reforms on local residents and services in developing a way forward.
(iii) To delegate authority to the Director for Environment and Economy, following consultation with Cabinet Member for Communities and Cabinet Member for Resources, to develop and implement a sustainable and holistic way forward that enables vulnerable residents to become more self reliant in the future.