The Cost of Living Lead introduced the report of the Director of Public Health and Place Director for Wirral which provided an overview of the challenges local people were facing caused by the cost-of-living pressures and outlined proposed action to mitigate impacts and support residents.

The report detailed the extensive qualitative and quantitative data analysed to try to understand and project the impacts the pressures would have on residents, linking to the Wirral Intelligence Service latest information. The report further detailed the support available to residents via the Council and other organisations, with £1.2m of Contain Outbreak Management Funding made available to the Community, Voluntary and Faith Sector and a further £0.5m for action to tackle fuel poverty. The report had been considered by the Health and Wellbeing Board and the next steps were outlined, where a multi-agency summit would be organised to support the development of a comprehensive and co-ordinated action plan to support local people.

The Board discussed the opportunities that sharing the Wirral Intelligence Service data with service providers would bring and it was proposed that this be explored further.

Resolved – That the work to develop appropriate collaborative working arrangements and joint action plans to mitigate the impacts of the cost-of-living pressures on residents be noted.