Issue - decisions

COVID WINTER GRANT SCHEME

24/11/2020 - COVID WINTER GRANT SCHEME

That the Director of Neighbourhood Services agrees the indicative local allocation of the above grant as outlined below:

 

Item

Proposed spend

a) Food & activities holiday provision for school and nursery age children (grants to Neo Community and multiple community-based food providers)

£385,790

b) Financial Support with Welfare Needs scheme

£80,000

c) Financial support with crisis energy (fuel) costs (grant to Fuelbank Foundation)

£100,000

d) Financial support with energy (fuel) and water bills debt

£200,000

e) Crisis support with emergency call-outs (heating)

£30,000

f) Emergency (temporary) heating (grant to Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service £15,400)

£17,325

g) Winter Warmer Packs (grant to Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service)

£20,000

h) Crisis support with essential white goods (grants to community-based providers)

£30,000

i) COVID Winter Fund - Small Grants Programme (grants to multiple community-based food providers)

£250,000

j) Emergency support

£30,000

k) Administration costs (5%)

£61,231

Contingency

£20,270.93

Total

£1,224,616.93