Issue - decisions
Household Support Fund Extension (from October 2022 until 31 March 2023)
28/10/2022 - Household Support Fund Extension (from October 2022 until 31 March 2023) (Urgent Key Decision)
That the Corporate Director Resident Services:
i) Notes that Brent’s allocating for the Household Support Fund (HSF) for the period 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023 is £2,871,222.28.
ii) Approves the approach for allocating and distributing the HSF as set out in the report.
iii) Notes the proposed approach, whereby the Corporate Director Resident Service, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Jobs Economy and Citizen Experience, will exercise their authority to establish detailed eligibility criteria regarding the HSF grant scheme as may be necessary to enable the appropriate allocation of funding.
iv) Notes the proposed approach whereby the Corporate Director of Resident Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Jobs Economy and Citizen Experience, 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 4, subject to the parameters set by the Department for Work and Pensions in its Determination and Guidance.