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Salford City Council -
Record of Decision
 
I, Councillor Tracy
Kelly, Statutory Deputy City
Mayor and Lead Member for Housing and Anti-Poverty, in exercise of the powers contained within the
City Council Constitution, do
hereby:
 
Approve the request for additional discretionary assistance
(£24,409.21) in excess of the value permissible under policy
(£50,000). The total value of discretionary assistance
requested will be £74,409.21, including VAT, via a legal
charge is £74,409.21
 
The
Reasons are:
This approval will support a
Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) policy exception allowing Salford
City Council to apply greater flexibility for Individual XX which
will enable the recommended adaptations to be completed thus
promoting Individual XX health, wellbeing and
independence.
 
Options considered and rejected were:
Not to approve the exceptions
to policy in respect of Individual XX.
 
Assessment of Risk:
 

Number

Risk

Likelihood

Impact

1

Without the recommended
adaptations, Individual XX’s dignity will be
impacted.

High

High

2

Without the recommended
adaptations, Individual XX will have little to no
independence

High

High

3

Requirement for additional paid
care to support Individual XX resulting in high ongoing, long-term
costs

High

High

4

Carer breakdown and burnout due
to the struggles with caring for Individual XX in an unsuitable
environment resulting in high ongoing, long-term replacement care
costs

High

High

 
The
source of funding is:
Salford City Council Disabled
Facilities Grant Capital.
 
Legal Advice
obtained:
Hugo Hollingsworth, Shared Legal Service
This proposal is in line with
the current policy and legislation
 
Financial Advice obtained: Stephen
Thynne, Strategic Finance Manager
This
report considers adaptations required to a property to meet
Individual XX’s needs. Total cost of the works proposed is
£104,409.21 (including a £10K contingency) and it is
proposed this is met by £30,000 mandatory DFG, £50,000
discretionary DFG (permissible under policy) and a further
£24,409.21 additional discretionary DFG.
 
It
has been confirmed that there is £183,124 of equity in the
property and the discretionary assistance (£74,409.21) will
be secured by way of a legal charge.
 
Costs will be met from the Disabled Facilities Grant.
 
Procurement Advice
obtained: NA
 
HR Advice
obtained: NA
 
Climate Change Advice
obtained: NA
 
 
The
following documents have been used to assist the decision
process:
The relevant documents contain
exempt or confidential information and are not available for public
inspection.
 
Contact
Officer:    Jessica Ta’ati         
email: jessica.taati@salford.gov.uk
         
This decision is not subject to
consideration by another Lead Member.
 
The appropriate scrutiny panel
to call-in the decision is the Growth & Prosperity Scrutiny
Panel.
 
 
 

Signed: Councillor Tracy Kelly                                   
Dated: 15th July 2025
Statutory Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for Housing &
Anti-Poverty
 

 
This decision was published on 18th July 2025.
 
This decision will come into force at
4.00 p.m. on 25th July 2025, unless it is called-in in accordance with the
decision-making process rules.