Meeting Details

23 January 2024

Submit report by the Chief Social Work Officer (Education, Families, Justice and Integrated Practice) (1) detailing the Scottish Government's Plan to help improve the response to financial hardship, which includes the creation of a financial fund; (2) explaining the bid made by the Council to the fund, and (3) outlining the proposals to extend the Cash First Approach to include access to Fuel Crisis Payments, together with details of the respective funding arrangements.

Submit report by the Chief Social Work Officer (Education, Families, Justice and Integrated Practice) (1) explaining that the Council took part in Challenge Poverty Week, which took place from 2 to 8 October 2023, which is coordinated by the Poverty Alliance, and is an opportunity to highlight what is being done to address poverty and to commit to more action in the future, and (2) highlighting the background and themes underpinning Challenge Poverty Week and the activities and messaging undertaken by the Council and its partners during the week and its links to the wider Tackling Poverty Strategy and actions.

Submit report by the Chief Social Work Officer (Education, Families, Justice and Integrated Practice) providing an update on the Tackling Poverty Strategy 2023 to 2026, Local Child Poverty Action Report and associated Action Plans, with a particular focus on the driver of Income from Employment.