Decision details
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To allocate up to £66 000 of the health
inequalities funding provided by the Clinical Commissioning Group
to extend the current Housing and Benefits Early Intervention
Officer post. This officer works with the Children and Families
multi disciplinary team to support those families most in need of
support. The Officer has been in post since March 2023 and it is
proposed that the post is extended until March 2025.
Decision:
To allocate up to £66 000 of the health
inequalities funding provided by the Clinical Commissioning Group
to extend the current Housing and Benefits Early Intervention
Officer to work with the Children and Families Team to support
those families most in need of support in the existing pilot multi
disciplinary team.
The Officer has been in post since March 2023 and will be extended
until March 2025.
Alternative options considered:
Option 1 - To provide £66 000 funding to
the Children and Families Team for a Housing and Benefits Early
Intervention Officer to support families most in need
Option 2 - To not allocate the funding to this team
Option 3 -
Publication date: 28/02/2024
Date of decision: 28/02/2024