ECONOMIC INACTIVITY TRAILBLAZER PROGRAMME 2025/26

June 25, 2025 Executive (Other) Approved View on council website

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Summary

...to accept a £0.425m Economic Inactivity Trailblazer Programme grant to test innovative approaches to supporting specific economically inactive groups into employment, delegating authority to the Director of Housing, Planning, Property and Regeneration to approve any additional funding secured in the future.

Full council record

Decision

That

  1. It be agreed that the Economic Inactivity Trailblazer Programme grant of £0.425m secured will be accepted and that c£0.264m (or possibly £0330m) will be commissioned directly by LBB. 
  2. It be agreed that the Trailblazer Programme grant will test new and innovative approaches to supporting specific economically inactive cohorts[1] into employment to meet the grant objectives.
  3. Authority be delegated to the Director of Housing, Planning, Property and Regeneration to approve any additional Economic Inactivity Trailblazer grant funding (and associated activities) secured in the future.

[1] Specific cohorts including, women, individuals with disabilities and long-term health conditions and carers.

Related Meeting

Executive - Wednesday 25 June 2025 7.00 pm on June 25, 2025

Supporting Documents

Economic Inactivity Trailblazer Programme 202526.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date25 Jun 2025