Agenda and minutes

Cabinet Member for Homes & Deputy Leader - Tuesday, 6th February, 2024 2.00 pm

Venue: Cabinet Member Office - County Hall, Carmarthen. SA31 1JP and remotely.. View directions

Contact: Kevin Thomas  01267 224027

Items
No. Item

1.

DECLARATIONS OF PERSONAL INTEREST

Minutes:

There were no declarations of personal interest.

2.

TO SIGN AS A CORRECT RECORD THE DECISION RECORD OF THE MEETING HELD ON THE 8TH JANUARY 2024 pdf icon PDF 80 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED, that the decision record of the meeting held on the 8th January, 2024 be signed as a correct record.

3.

DIRECT FOOD SUPPORT FUND pdf icon PDF 135 KB

Minutes:

The Cabinet Member considered a report on proposals to establish a suite of initiatives to support the needs of people facing food poverty in Carmarthenshire, as part of the Welsh Government’s Direct Food Support Fund for 2023/24 for which the Council had been allocated a budget of £45,647 (capital funding) and £55,916 (revenue funding).

 

In order to support the needs of local communities, it was proposed the funding be used to deliver the following 3rd party grants (as detailed within the report) which would be administered by the Council’s Bureau Team within Economic Development:

 

·         Foodbank Support

·         Digital Support

·         Capital Fund

 

The Cabinet Member noted that with regard to the support to be provided to food banks located within Carmarthenshire, foodbanks located within neighbouring authority areas would also be eligible to apply for funding subject to them providing support to residents within Carmarthenshire.

 

RESOLVED

3.1

To approve the establishment of the following 3rd party grants via the Welsh Government Support Fund to be administered by the Council’s Bureau Team within Economic Development:

·         Foodbank Support

·         Digital Support

·         Capital Fund

3.2

That delegated authority be granted to the Head of Regeneration, Policy and Digital to award funding to successful applicants.