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RESOLVED: that
Cabinet:
a)   
Noted that good progress had been made in Year
1
b)   
Noted that the Anti
Poverty Strategy (APS) Oversight Board is committed to
supporting a refreshed series of actions for year 2 – some of
which are longer term, ambitious actions.
 
REASONS RESOLVED:
This is the first annual report
of the APS. We are reporting on actions and impact to date. The
delivery of the Strategy is guided by the APS Oversight Board -
where there is a complete consensus to see a refreshed series of
Must Do actions for year 2. A recognition to move towards priority
2 - ‘preventing people from falling into poverty in the first
place’.
 
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS:
Following publication of the
strategy in April 2022, by June 2022 an ambitious action plan had
been developed with over 100 actions to address the 3 strategic
priorities. The Oversight Board agreed to focus on identified
critical ‘Must Do actions for year 1. These primarily focused
on priority 1 and supporting those facing hardship.
 
A presentation, noting the good
progress that has been made against the year 1 Must Dos, was
reported to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee May 2023 –
see 7.5 below. A copy of the slides is attached as Appendix
E.
 
This report will outline
progress against each of the year 1 Must Dos, as well as noting
progress against the broader 32 commitments.
 
It will end by referring to
work currently being undertaken to develop and agree the refreshed
series of Must Do actions for year 2, and actions to measure
success against the 9 APS performance indicators.