Decision details

Better Care Fund Allocation and the Disabled Facilities Grant Service

Reference: D454

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Item Deferred

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Report of Director of Health and Community Wellbeing

Decisions:

The Food, Health and Housing Manager presented a report, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, seeking approval to increase the 2016/17 capital programme budget for Disabled Facilities Grants and to outline headline proposals to utilise the increased Disabled Facilities Grant / Better Care Fund budget.

 

RESOLVED to:

 

1)     Authorise the increase in the DFG/Better Care Fund capital programme budget for 2016/17 to £820,000 to be fully funded by Government Grant by approval of the virement as detailed at paragraph 2.1; and

 

2)     Note the headline proposals to be explored to utilise the increased DFG budget and provide an enhanced service to local disabled residents.

 

 

Report author: Sam Palmer

Publication date: 08/06/2016

Date of decision: 19/05/2016

Decided at meeting: 19/05/2016 - Cabinet

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