Tackling Poverty strategy and action plan
October 20, 2025 Cabinet Member for Finance (Cabinet member) Key decision Approved View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
Summary
... to agree to the Tackling Poverty Action Plan and the framework for distributing the £4.79m Household Support Fund for April 2025 to March 2026.
Full council record
Purpose
This report details a proposed new strategy
and action plan, building on learnings from the council’s
Cost of Living Response Plans, to mitigate the impact and
incidences of poverty in the borough. The report also includes
proposed spend of the Household Support Fund 2025/26.
Decision
To agree the Tackling Poverty Action
Plan as detailed in Appendix A.
To agree the framework for
distribution of the £4.79m Household Support Fund April 2025
– March 2026 as detailed in paragraph 2.2.
Supporting Documents
Details
| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 20 Oct 2025 |
| Subject to call-in | Yes |