Purpose

To seek approval
for the Household Support Fund Policy April 2023 – March 2024
and change of budget to reflect this funding. To seek approval to
accept and spend the extended allocation of the DWP Household
Support Fund as outlined in Household Support Fund Policy April
2023– March 2024. To seek approval to procure and award a
contract to deliver the corporate wide supermarket food voucher
contract.

Content

That Cabinet:

1.     
Noted the Officer Executive Decision (OED) taken in March 2023 to
spend £340k of the Household Support Fund in respect of Free
School Meals food vouchers for May 2023 school holidays.

2.     
Approved the Household Support Fund Policy April 2023 – March
2024 and change of budget to reflect this funding.

3.     
Authorised the Director Finance in consultation with the Cabinet
Member and Deputy Mayor; City Economy Finance and Performance to
take all steps required to accept and spend (including procuring
and awarding contracts over £500k) the remaining £7.7m
of the extended allocation of the DWP Household Support Fund as
outlined in Household Support Fund Policy April 2023– March
2024.

4.     
Approved the procurement of a contract/s to deliver the corporate
wide supermarket food voucher contract.

5.     
Authorised the Director of Finance in consultation with the Deputy
Mayor with responsibility for Finance, Governance, Property and
Culture, to take all the steps necessary to procure and award
contracts up to the value of £10m from May 2023 to December
2025