Decision Maker: Cabinet member for community health and wellbeing
Decision published: 18/09/2023
Effective from: 18/09/2023
Decision:
· to utilise £121,338 funding from Oxfordshire County
Council for the Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP)
• to utilise £123,103 Council Tax Support (CTS), to
increase the council tax hardship fund for residents for
financial year 2023/24
• to utilise £79,815 Household Support Fund 4 (HSF4)
funding from Oxfordshire County Council for local welfare
allocation
• to accept aforementioned funding from Oxfordshire
County Council and enter into and to make minor
amendments on the corresponding funding agreement
(appendix one)
• the delegation of authority to the Deputy Chief Executive -
Transformation and Operations in consultation with the
Head of Finance and s151 officer to approve the
associated grants policy and to approve any further
associated policies and amendments to them pertaining
to the HSF – appendix four.
• the delegation of authority to the Head of Finance and
s151 officer to approve the associated grants policy and
to approve any further associated policies and associated
amendments to them pertaining to DHP and CTS –
appendix five and six.
Lead officer: Jayne Bolton
01235 422520
(Text phone users add 18001 before dialing)
Vale of White Horse District Council
Abbey House, Abbey Close,
Abingdon
OX14 3JE