Purpose

This report outlines the intention to award a total grant of £1,119,081 (over four years) to Citizen’s Advice Liverpool (CAL) to provide a poverty prevention and support programme (service navigation, income maximisation, financial hardship assistance, childcare/benefit advice and support, wellbeing and legal advice links) for families with children in Liverpool. The aim of the programme will be to address child and family poverty by developing effective pathways for referrals from early years settings, schools and the wider community as part of the Family Hub network in each neighbourhood.