Decision

•         to
utilise £135,465 funding from Oxfordshire County Council for
the Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP)
•         to
utilise £131,563 Council Tax Support (CTS), to increase the
council tax hardship fund for residents for financial year
2023/24
•         to
utilise £82,615 Household Support Fund 4 (HSF4) funding from
Oxfordshire County Council for local welfare allocation
•         to
accept aforementioned funding from Oxfordshire County Council and
enter into and to make minor amendments on the corresponding
funding agreement (appendix one)
•         the
delegation of authority to the Deputy Chief Executive
-Transformation and Operations in consultation with the Head of
Finance and s151 officer to approve the associated grants policy
and to approve any further associated policies and amendments to
them pertaining to the HSF – appendix four.
•         the
delegation of authority to the Head of Finance and s151 officer to
approve the associated grants policy and to approve any further
associated policies and associated amendments to them pertaining to
DHP and CTS – appendix five and six.