Issue - meetings

[To approve proposals related to the Department for Work and Pensions funded Universal Support package for residents claiming Universal Credit]

1.       That a revenue budget of £89,000 funded through Department for Work and Pensions grant to deliver Universal Credit Universal Support be approved.

2.       That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Economy, in consultation with the Service Director for City Economy to approve payments of grant to agreed Universal Support partners based on demand for support services.

3.       That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Resources, in consultation with the Director Finance to finalise the budget for Universal Credit Implementation Support.

Cllr John Reynolds presented a report seeking approval for the Council to enter into a grant funding agreement with the Department for Work and Pensions to deliver the Universal Support package in 2017/18 for residents claiming Universal Credit.

Resolved:

1.     That a revenue budget of £89,000 funded through Department for Work and Pensions grant to deliver Universal Credit Universal Support be approved.

2.     That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Economy, in consultation with the Service Director for City Economy to approve payments of grant to agreed Universal Support partners based on demand for support services.

3.     That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Resources, in consultation with the Director Finance to finalise the budget for Universal Credit Implementation Support.