Agenda item

Report of the Chamberlain and the Director of Community and Children’s Services.

Members noted that the Director of Community and Children’s Services local risk budget was underspent by £276,000 with an overspend on all risks of £48,000

The Director is proposing to carry forward £276,000 of his local risk underspend for identified purposes of this Committee. These proposals will be considered by the Chamberlain in consultation with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Resource Allocation Sub-Committee and, if agreed, will be added to the Director’s budgets for 2016/17.

The Committee considered a resolution from the Housing Management and Almshouses Sub Committee regarding the Welfare Benefits and Financial Inclusion Programme

Resolved - that that Committee voted unanimously to give their support to the Resources Allocation Sub Committee to urge that the DWP grant allocated for Universal Credit Personal Support in 2015-16 but only received in March 2016 be carried forward into next year’s budget in order to continue the financing for support given to vulnerable households transitioning to universal credit.