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Amendment or clarification

3.3.

To total expenditure in 2011/12 should read £1,056,600

3.4

£192,432 has been set aside for administration only.  With the Council facing significant funding reductions, it cannot augment government funding for the scheme.  It is unclear whether funding will continue.  The level of administration costs incurred by the Council will be reviewed after the first year of operation

4.1

The consultation took place between January and February 2013

4.2

The figures given show the percentage of responses that were positive or neutral to the statements proposed in the consultation document

4.4

The proposals relating to cash payments were set out in the consultation document

5.2

Other schemes referred to in Appendix A would be referred to as an alternative to the Emergency Support Scheme

5.4

P-card – is a council payments card

5.6 and 5.7

Those taking up residency in the next six weeks following a period in an institution or residential care (rather than the month as stated in the report)

5.6 and 5.7

Where a person has savings which doesn’t cover their whole needs, the Council will consider applications proportionate to the residue of applicant’s need after their savings have been exhausted

5.6 and 5.7

The scheme will be publicised through the Council’s website, residents magazine, leaflets and promoted to local voluntary organisations

5.6 and 5.7

Once an applicant has met the eligibility criteria, their application may need to be considered in relation to its priority (see paragraph 5.8)

5.6 and 5.7

The Council is aware of the risk of loan sharks and would wish to encourage residents to avoid them as much as possible.

5.8

Vulnerable and protected groups and those with dependent children with score higher on risk and priority.  The application of the fund will be monitored monthly to ensure consistent application of the criteria and the categories of risk, levels of awards and scoring of risk will be reviewed in the light of experiences after the first year of operation. 

5.8

When considering amending the scheme, the Council will balance the financial risk with the risk of inconsistent treatment by restricting these in-year changes to only those that are clearly necessary and evidenced.

General

Numbering of paragraphs

8

Equalities Impact – the Department for Work and Pensions are unable to provide an equalities breakdown of existing claimants.  A more detailed picture will emerge as data is collected locally and this will be reviewed at the end of the first year

Appendix A

Only the Community Care Grants and Crisis loans are moving to the Council.  All other listed schemes remain the same.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8