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The Chief Officer Community Hubs,
Welfare and Business Support gave approval to;
1. Accept the proposed levels of expenditure as outlined in the
report to ensure that the funding meets the grant criteria to
support vulnerable households.
2. Agree the amounts per expenditure type may be varied to ensure
that the funding is appropriately utilised and spent within the
allowable grant criteria provided by Government.

This is a significant operational decision as a direct result of a
key decision ref (D55289) to accept the DWP’s Household
Support Fund along with any further extensions of funding for the
Household Support Fund.

The report outlines the proposal for distributing the HSF across
the city to support vulnerable households. These proposals aim to
ensure residents most in need receive support directly. The
proposals are based on the experience of running four previous
rounds of the fund.