RECOMMENDED that
1) the proposals and projects contained within Appendix 1 be funded for the relevant periods;
2) the funding for the projects/posts be met from the £255,000 currently set aside; and
3) the £32,500 remaining balance be held for any future bids.
(Officers undertook to respond to Councillor Hartnett following the meeting in respect of a proposal to establish a Service Level Agreement with Registered Social Landlords to enable them to act as verification agencies on behalf of the Council – n.b. Officers identified that this action had been included in the Benefits Service Improvement Plan at a later point in the meeting.
The Chair invited Members to respond to Officers should compelling proposals be identified for the remaining balance.)