Purpose

This report requests approval of the strategy
for welfare support work and allocation of the Brighton and Hove
Fairness Fund and Household Support Fund for 2025-2026

Content

1)            
That Cabinet approves the approach
set out in Section 3 including the proposed allocations of funding
from the Brighton & Hove Fairness Fund and the Household
Support Fund 2025/26.
 

2)            
That Cabinet delegates authority to the S151 Chief Financial
Officer, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance
& City Regeneration, to make minor alterations to the
allocation of the Household Support Fund in order to maximise its
use in accordance with the relevant time constraints.

 

3)            
That Cabinet receives a report at the end of the 2025-26 year,
outlining how the Fairness Fund and Household Support Fund has been
utilised and what outcomes have been achieved as a result.