Issue - decisions

·         To accept South Holland provisional grant funding allocation of £648,807 from Lincolnshire County Council as part of the Department for Work and Pension’s Household Support Fund to deliver the Household Support Fund at a local level.

·         To give delegated authority to the Assistant Director (Wellbeing & Community Leadership) in consultation with the Leader and relevant Portfolio Holder to implement the policy in respect of administration of the funding.

·         To facilitate provisional allocation £496,800 via grants to low-income residents in receipt of Housing Benefit only living in the local authority area via postal vouchers that are redeemable for cash at Post Office branches.

·         To utilise local allocation of £152,007 to meet local needs and support vulnerable households in-line with the Household Support Fund grant conditions:

o   30% allocated to Food Banks and Community Larders for the provision of emergency food parcels

o   40% allocated via grant donation to Lincolnshire Community Foundation to administer application-based scheme for households in need

o   20% retained by to meet local welfare gaps as they arise through 2023/24

o   10% retained to meet grant administration costs (including voucher transaction charges, third sector support and staffing)