Decision

Summary of
Decision
 
The Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care,
Public Health and Voluntary Sector has approved:
 
- The award of a grant of £149,700
(£49,900 per annum) to Age UK Westminster [charity number
1018300, company number 02788761] for the period from 1 April 2025
to and including 31 March 2028 
 
- The award of a grant of £150,000
(£50,000 per annum) to Asylum Aid [charity number 328729,
company number 02513874i] for the period from 1 April 2025 to and
including 31 March 2028. 
 
- The award of a grant of £150,000
(£50,000 per annum) to Cardinal Hume Centre [charity number
1090836, company number 04333875] for the period from 1 April 2025
to and including 31 March 2028. 
 
- The award of a grant of £146,416
(£48,805 per annum) to Midaye
Somali Development Network [charity number 1148304, company number
07822573] for the period from 1 April 2025 to and including 31
March 2028. 
 
- The award of a grant of £149,748
(£49,916 per annum) to Paddington Law [charity number 299948,
company number 01988411] for the period from 1 April 2025 to and
including 31 March 2028. 
 
- The award of a grant of £146,424
(£48,808 per annum) to the Abbey Community Association
[charity number 1109442, company number 05373711] for the period
from 1 April 2025 to and including 31 March 2028. 
 
- The award of a grant of £150,000
(£50,000 per annum) to Z2K, the Zaccheus 2000 Trust [charity
number 1110841, company number 05442501] for the period from 1
April 2025 to and including 31 March 2028. 
 
- The award of a grant of £147,152
(£49,051 per annum) to Marylebone Bangladesh Society [charity
number 1151593, company number 07451584] for the period from 1
April 2025 to and including 31 March 2028. 
 
Reasons for
Decision
 
The cost of living crisis has highlighted the
need for more support for low income families and households to
increase their income and reduce their debt. Advice services
provide a first level of intervention to prevent a rising debt
burden, and to ensure residents have the knowledge to access the
correct benefits they may be entitled to. These grant awards
will enable specific communities in Westminster to access advice
services in their native languages, will support more advanced
casework provision to enable organisations to resolve issues more
quickly, and will support the development of experienced resident
volunteers through to employment to get more local people into
work.