Issue - decisions

The Assistant Director (Communities) has approved that;

(1)       the Household Support Funding be distributed as set out in section 2 of this report, in line with Government guidance and subject to Government grant conditions, to support residents experiencing hardship, working in partnership with District and Borough councils;

(2)       the allocation of funds be rebalanced according to the greatest need, in consultation with the Director of Finance, in the event that significant sums are available after July 2022 for any reason including additional allocations of  Grant Funding and be reported through the Performance and Resources Report; and

(3)       the award of contract to Wonde Limited (Company number 08645640) with a capped value of £10m over the contract term to administer an electronic voucher scheme with vouchers redeemable across a broad range of grocery and non-grocery retailers relevant to the West Sussex area.