Purpose

This report presents an application from a local organisation requesting £780 towards providing early intervention family support to families living within the Hoghton with Wheelton and Moss Side & Farington divisions, who are experiencing challenges such as social isolation, low confidence, financial pressures, and difficulties with parenting and children’s emotional wellbeing, from the Local Member Grants Scheme.

Decision

County Councillor Andy Blake considered and rejected a Local Member Grant to Home-Start Central Lancashire towards the cost of providing early intervention family support to families living within the Hoghton with Wheelton and Moss Side & Farington divisions, who are experiencing challenges such as social isolation, low confidence, financial pressures, and difficulties with parenting and children’s emotional wellbeing.

The reason for the rejection is Councillor Blake has no funding remaining in his Local Member Grant budget for this financial year.