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5.1

To seek approval for the council to act as the
accountable body for administering the grant funding of £1.1m
from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities,
subject to the application being successful. This funding will
enable the continued delivery of the Changing Futures programme in
Sheffield into the financial year 2024/2025. The programme supports
vulnerable adults facing multiple disadvantage.

 

 

5.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That Finance
Urgency Sub-Committee:-
 

1.    
approves the Council being the Accountable Body for administering
the grant funding of £1.1m from the Department for Levelling
Up, Housing and Communities if the Council is successful in its
application; and
 

2.    
to the extent not already covered by existing delegations,
delegates authority to the Strategic Director of Adult Care and
Wellbeing in consultation with Director of Finance and Commercial
Services, to take such steps regarding the Changing Futures funding
as are necessary in order to meet the aims and objections as set
out in this report.

 

 

5.3

Reasons for
decisions

 

 

5.3.1

Our recommendation is to approve the
application for, and if successful accept, this grant funding from
DLUHC to continue the delivery of the Changing Futures Programme in
Sheffield. Without this funding, we will have to either seek
alternative funding arrangements or reduce or withdraw our
aspirations in this area of work and with this cohort of
people.

 

 

5.3.2

The Changing Futures programme will help to
deliver a number of strategic objectives that are shared between
key partners, such as:
 

·      
Sheffield City Councils Corporate Delivery Plan: Fair, inclusive
and empowered communities and Healthy lives and wellbeing for
all.

·      
Adult Health and Social Care Strategy 2022-2030: all is relevant.
Priorities include Safe and Well, Active and Independent, Connected
and Engaged and Aspire and Achieve.

·      
Homelessness Prevention Strategy 2017-22: strengthen partnerships
to support adults with complex and multiple needs.

·      
Community Safety Partnership Plan: Cuckooing, domestic abuse and
hate crime.

·      
South Yorkshire Integrated Care Boards Five Year Plan: Developing a
Population Health System and Broadening and Strengthening our
Partnerships to increase our opportunity.

·      
Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2019-24: all is relevant.
Ambitions include “Everyone has access to a home that
supports their health” and “Everyone has equitable
access to care and support shaped around them”

·      
Sheffield Safeguarding Adult Board Strategic Plan 2020-23: all is
relevant. Priorities include “working in partnership”
and “engage and empower”.

·      
South Yorkshire Police and Crime Plan 2022-25. Current plan
priorities are all relevant, including “protecting vulnerable
people” and “treating people fairly”.

·      
South Yorkshire Violence Reduction Strategy: most are relevant.
Priorities include “Encourage all professionals and
organisations to continue to work toward becoming
trauma-informed” and “Work in partnership to improve
the mental health of the population, and advocate for those who
need support to receive it in a timely manner”.

 

 

5.4

Alternatives
Considered and Rejected

 

 

5.4.1

Partnership work to improve outcomes for
adults experiencing multiple disadvantage has been ongoing for
several years. Previous business cases have been developed for a
seconded multi-agency team; and commissioning a service through a
Social Impact Bond. These projects encountered complications and
did not enter delivery.

 

 

5.4.2

As grant funding, the Changing Futures
programme is considered to be a more flexible and therefore more
appropriate approach for this complex cohort. Its system-wide focus
is also more likely to lead to a sustainable change in support
offered to vulnerable adults in Sheffield.

 

 

5.4.3

Sustainability planning is ongoing which
includes identifying opportunities to embed learning from the
programme and source funding to continue operational delivery.
However to date no continuation funding has been secured.