Purpose

New Forest Disability Information Services (NFDIS) provide a valuable service to vulnerable residents in the New Forest. NFDC provide funding to support the Just Got Home Scheme and Independence Matters Scheme.

In the 2025/26 Financial year NFDC provided £79,625.00 from the Better Care Fund. NFDIS have asked for an additional £20,019.00 to help cover rising costs.

Decision

On 11 June 2026, Cllr Steve Davies, the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Homelessness Portfolio made the following decision:

To approve the request for additional funding to support the Just Got Home Scheme and Independence Matters Scheme service provided by New Forest Disability Information Services.

Any member of the Council, who is not a Portfolio Holder, who considers that this decision should be reviewed should give notice using the call-in facility at the top of this page on the Council’s intranet / extranet site.

Alternatively, notice can be given to the Monitoring Officer (Matt Wisdom) (in writing or by e-mail) to be received ON OR BY 5.15 pm on 18 June 2026.

Details of the document the Portfolio Holder considered are attached below.

Reasons for the decision

The increase will address a recently identified shortfall in funding provided in previous years. This will enable NFDIS to continue to meet the increasing costs of providing the agreed level of support to vulnerable residents.

Alternative options considered

See Report