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Welfare Reform and Anti-Poverty Reference Group - Update

 

 

Meeting: 14/09/2021 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services) (Item 16)

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Briefing Note of the Cabinet Member – Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services

Minutes:

Further to Minute No. 7 of the meeting held on 15 June 2021 the Committee considered a Welfare Reform and Anti-Poverty update of the Head of Health and Wellbeing and Cabinet Member - Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services.

 

The update provided information on the latest meeting of the Welfare Reform and Anti-Poverty (WRAP) Cabinet Member Reference Group and in particular on activities associated with:

 

  • Community Shop
  • Poverty Emergency and Childhood Poverty in Sefton
  • Holiday Activity Fund and Summer Food Programme
  • Emergency Limited Assistance Scheme
  • Welfare benefits team recruitment 

 

Councillor Lappin, Cabinet Member – Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services presented the update.

 

Members asked questions/commented on the following issues:

 

·        the work of the Welfare Benefit team was applauded in resolving a constituent’s universal credit problem and thereby avoided the eviction from their home

·        the respectful and sustainable model of the community pantry approach to meet the needs and breadth of access required across the borough

 

RESOLVED:  That

 

(1)

the update on the operation of the Members’ Welfare Reform Reference Group be noted; and

 

(2)

Councillor Lappin be thanked for her update.