Issue - decisions

That the Corporate Director Resident Services:

i)             Notes the updates provided on current Resident Support Fund (RSF) demand, proposed change in criteria, spend, and the increasing support provided to support residents through the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, including the agreed Family Food Fund.

ii)            To amend the Resident Support Fund (RSF) criteria to one application per resident in twelve rolling months.

iii)           To incorporate the Family Food Fund of £1m into the Resident Support Fund for targeted support for families with children who do not qualify for free school meals.

iv)           To note that the intention is to continue with the option agreed in October 2023 for the first 6 months of 2023-24, whilst the prototypes which emerged from the cost-of-living outcomes based review are piloted and evaluated.