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RECOMMENDED TO
COUNCIL
 
(i)    To
approve the receipt of the 2023/2024 Disabled Facilities Grant in
the sum of £122,495.
 
(ii)   To approve an increase in the 2023/2024 capital
programme budget to include the additional £122,495 Disabled
Facilities Grant.
 
RESOLVED
 
Subject to
Council’s approval of the above recommendations:
 
(i)    To
approve the allocation of the Disabled Facilities Grant to eligible
applicants.
 
(ii)   To delegate to the Head of Environmental Health
and Licensing the authority to allocate the Disabled Facilities
Grant in accordance with the West Sussex Disabled Facilities Grants
Policy 2020-2024 and Housing Assistance Policy, both contained at
Appendix 1 of the Cabinet report, and any policies replacing the
same provided that they comply with
statutory requirements.
 
REASON
 
(i)    Increasing
the capital budget will allow the Council to receive and spend the
disabled facilities grant offered by Department for Levelling Up,
Housing & Communities. This will fund the provision of home
adaptations to help eligible older and disabled people to live as
independently and safely as possible in their homes.
 
(ii)   Full Council must approve increases to
budgets.
 
(iii) Cabinet approval is
required to (i) allocate the grant
funds, and, (ii) delegate authority to
the relevant officer to administer grant applications in line with
existing policy. The allocation of grant funds constitutes a key
decision given the allocation of the grant fund pot could
significantly affect the lives of people residing in the
district.