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 |