Issue - decisions

Funding agreement for Housing Support Fund, Discretionary Housing Payments and Council Tax Support

20/09/2023 - Funding agreement for Housing Support Fund, Discretionary Housing Payments and Council Tax Support

         to utilise £135,465 funding from Oxfordshire County Council for the Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP)

         to utilise £131,563 Council Tax Support (CTS), to increase the council tax hardship fund for residents for financial year 2023/24

         to utilise £82,615 Household Support Fund 4 (HSF4) funding from Oxfordshire County Council for local welfare allocation

         to accept aforementioned funding from Oxfordshire County Council and enter into and to make minor amendments on the corresponding funding agreement (appendix one)

         the delegation of authority to the Deputy Chief Executive -Transformation and Operations in consultation with the Head of Finance and s151 officer to approve the associated grants policy and to approve any further associated policies and amendments to them pertaining to the HSF – appendix four.

         the delegation of authority to the Head of Finance and s151 officer to approve the associated grants policy and to approve any further associated policies and associated amendments to them pertaining to DHP and CTS – appendix five and six.