Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, Health and Public Health
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
• The allocation of funding to a small
grants fund for distribution to vulnerable groups/individuals who
are experiencing fuel poverty exacerbated by the cost-of-living
crisis.
With the approval of the Chairman of the Adults and Health Scrutiny Committee, the urgency, special urgency and waiver of call-in procedures have been invoked to suspend the requirement to publish advance notice of the decision for 28 days, to publish the full decision for a 5 day ‘consideration period’ and to waive the 3 day call in period. These procedures have been invoked because of the cost-of-living pressures that have exacerbated the fuel poverty experienced by many people during the winter months when needs are high. Keeping warm is associated with mitigating the impact of poor health especially respiratory conditions on the under-fives, older people and those with an underlying health condition. This is especially important when there are extreme demand pressures upon both primary acre and hospital health services.
Having a PCC stand-alone contract has been considered but this would not have the benefit of a readymade distribution network and the ability to start immediately.
There were none.
Urgent item?: Yes
Publication date: 04/01/2023
Date of decision: 04/01/2023
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