Issue - decisions
Household Support Fund extension (from 1 April 2022 until 30 September 2022)
20/04/2022 - Household Support Fund extension (from 1 April 2022 until 30 September 2022)
That the Strategic Director Customer and Digital Services:
i) Notes that Brent’s indicative allocation for the Household Support Fund (HSF) for the period 1 April 2022 to 30 September 2022 is £2,781,222.28.
ii) Approves the proposed approach for allocating and distributing the HSF as set out in the report.
iii) Approves the proposed approach, whereby the Strategic Director Customer and Digital Services, in consultation with the Deputy Leader of the Council, will exercise his authority to establish detailed eligibility criteria regarding the HSF grant scheme as may be necessary to enable appropriate allocation of funding in accordance with recommendation (ii) above.
iv) Approves the proposed approach whereby the Strategic Director Customer and Digital Services, in consultation with the Deputy Leader, has the authority to amend the Council’s eligibility criteria during the lifetime of this HSF grant scheme if necessary, for the reasons detailed in paragraph 3.6 of the report, subject to the parameters set by the Department for Work and Pensions in its Determination and Guidance.