Approval of Operational Funding for the Barnet Food Hub

February 26, 2024 Cabinet Member for Equalities, Poverty Reduction and the Voluntary & Community Sector (Cabinet member) Approved View on council website

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Summary

...to approve operational funding of £302,994 for the Barnet Food Hub for the period of October 2023 to September 2024.

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Purpose

The Barnet Food Hub is a voluntary sector
initiative funded by the Council to provide supplies to a network
of food banks in the borough. It is managed by the Barnet Together
Alliance, the Council’s VCFSE infrastructure partnership and
specifically by Groundwork London.
 
The annual funding cycle for the Food Hub is
from 1 October to 31 September.
 
Until now the bulk of the funding for 2022/23
was from Adults and Health Covid emergency funding. Further budget
has been identified to cover another year of running costs from
October 2023 to September 2024. This amounts to £302,994.

Supporting Documents

Cabinet Member Decision - Food Hub.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date26 Feb 2024