The Finance Director will submit a report (Document "Z") which will provide members with an update on the anticipated year-end financial position for Council for 2021-22. This report provides members with an update on the anticipated year-end financial position for the Council for 2021-22.
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RISK MANAGEMENT
LEGAL APPRAISAL
OTHER IMPLICATIONS 18.0 EQUALITY & DIVERSITY
SUSTAINABILITY IMPLICATIONS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IMPACTS
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HUMAN RIGHTS ACT None
TRADE UNION
WARD IMPLICATIONS
IMPLICATIONS FOR CORPORATE PARENTING
ISSUES ARISING FROM PRIVACY IMPACT ASSESMENT None
NOT FOR PUBLICATION DOCUMENTS
RECOMMENDATIONS
APPENDICES
BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS
It also allows the transfer of resources from capital to revenue to fund work related to business case building.
Bradford Council Strategic Risk Register
It illustrates the current land supply position and whether sufficient land has been made available during the life of the Local Development Plan to meet the District's housing needs, including determining whether there is a 5-year supply of deliverable housing land (as required by the Government ). The Brownfield register of land available for housing was updated and published in December 2020. Damage to the Council's commercial interests, reputation and ability to provide credible leadership of the district. We are in strategic discussions with partners considering the imminent re-tender of the National Careers Service for the Yorkshire and the Humber area.
SkillsHouse Advisory Board is in place to oversee and shape the scaling up of the partnership model, the use of the Gainshare funding and the Kickstart program. We continue to develop options for A Level facilities in the north of the district, where Keighley College is developing an academic offering to complement the existing offering. The establishment of the Academy within the One Workforce program of the Health and Social Care Economic Partnership will focus on the career advancement and skills development of those already working in the health and social care sector in the district.
Matrix Description Delivery of the SEND reforms and compliance with the SEND Code of Practice. This is likely to affect the authority's reputation and the morale of staff working hard in already difficult circumstances. BSCB has implemented enhanced safeguarding procedures across member agencies in the district, including a review of children missing education and a review of the CSE team.
Our performance improvement action plan is shared with senior leaders to enable the development of underpinning action planning to support the delivery of the wider results. Report from the Strategic Director Corporate Resources to the Corporate Overview & Scrutiny meeting.
Report of the Strategic Director Corporate Resources to the meeting of the Corporate Overview & Scrutiny
Committee to be held on 10 February 2022
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Summary statement
SUMMARY
The scope of Universal Credit has been gradually expanded since it was first introduced, with different household types falling within its scope over time. In the Bradford district, there are now more households receiving universal credit than the benefits it replaced. The DWP has predicted that the roll-out of Universal Credit for working-age claimants, nationally, will be complete by March 2025.
This report examines the progress of and future plans for the rollout of Universal Credit, the impact of Covid 19 and the arrangements in place to support residents.
BACKGROUND
The government will eventually move any remaining investors still receiving legacies into UC through a process known as managed migration. The timing and manner of implementing the managed migration depends on the results of the pilot arrangements to test the approach. This report looks at progress on the roll-out of Universal Credit, the impact that Covid-19 has had on residents and the additional support available to them.
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
The Work Allowance – the amount that households with children or a household member with limited ability to work can earn before their Universal Credit award starts to be reduced – has been increased by £500 a year. Housing Benefit is now only payable to those who have an existing claim, people living in supported accommodation and pension age claimants. Many working age residents in supported accommodation are in the now unique position of having to claim both UC and Housing Benefit.
The government has yet to make a decision on how help with housing costs will be provided for working-age residents in supported housing when housing benefit is phased out. Currently, local authorities receive a DWP subsidy towards the cost of housing benefit paid. Currently, pension claimants cannot claim UC and continue to claim Housing Allowance to help with housing costs.
The government has announced plans to create a new housing element of Pensionskredit to replace the pensioner's housing benefit. Once the migration of claimants to the new housing element of Pension Credit is complete, the council, with the possible exception of people in supported housing, will no longer be responsible for the administration of Housing Benefit. The reduction in the caseload for housing benefit in the working age has led to a subsequent reduction in the number of staff required to process applications and changes for housing benefit.
FINANCIAL & RESOURCE APPRAISAL
This reduced resource requirement has been largely offset by the increase in the number of CTR claimants – changes to UC entitlements are provided to the Council by the DWP as they may also affect CTR entitlements. However, as the economy recovers, the number of CTR applicants is expected to decline to pre-pandemic levels. It is difficult to balance the number of staff required to handle current workloads against a known future of a reduction in need; especially given the impact and uncertainty of the pandemic.
The service has entered into a contract to provide on-demand processing support so that sufficient resource, as and when the need arises, will be available to support workloads. In addition to the work related to the increase in CTR claimants, Benefits Officers have also been redeployed to administer the Track and Trace Support Payment Scheme, which provides £500 to eligible people who need to isolate. The on-demand processing arrangement proved useful and was used to cover the work of those Benefits Officers redeployed to administer the Track and Trace Support Payment Scheme.
The 2021/22 forecast of £893k for unsubsidised benefits for supported housing includes a one-off cost backdated, estimated to be around £180k, which is related to the reclassification of some tenancies as supported housing. This reclassification will add around £60,000 a year to the amount of unsubsidised benefits in the coming years. In addition, the growth in the number of subsidized residences poses a risk that leads to increased budget pressure.
RISK MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE ISSUES
LEGAL APPRAISAL
OTHER IMPLICATIONS
- SUSTAINABILITY IMPLICATIONS None
- GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IMPACTS None
- COMMUNITY SAFETY IMPLICATIONS None
- HUMAN RIGHTS ACT
- TRADE UNION
- WARD IMPLICATIONS None
- AREA COMMITTEE ACTION PLAN IMPLICATIONS (for reports to Area Committees only)
- IMPLICATIONS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
- ISSUES ARISING FROM PRIVACY IMPACT ASSESMENT N/A
NOT FOR PUBLICATION DOCUMENTS None
OPTIONS N/A
RECOMMENDATIONS
APPENDICES
BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS
- EQUALITY & DIVERSITY
- SUSTAINABILITY IMPLICATIONS None within the context of this report
- GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IMPACTS None within the context of this report
- COMMUNITY SAFETY IMPLICATIONS None within the context of this report
- HUMAN RIGHTS ACT
- WARD IMPLICATIONS
- AREA COMMITTEE ACTION PLAN IMPLICATIONS (for reports to Area Committees only)
- IMPLICATIONS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
- ISSUES ARISING FROM PRIVACY IMPACT ASSESMENT N/A
- IMPLICATIONS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE None
The Council's tax relief scheme helps low-income working-age households by providing means-tested support. Although there was an improvement in the collection rate at the end of December compared to 54.6% the previous year), the collection of vacancies is stubbornly difficult, and remains a focus area for improvement. Funding from has been provided by the government to support the Council's tax reduction scheme for 2021/2022.
The costs of the Council's tax relief scheme cannot be limited, as support from legislation is granted on a needs basis and not within a set budget. The amount of council tax credit granted must be funded by the billing authority. The full cost of the municipal tax reduction will be fully funded and will not create a deficit in the collection fund.
That this committee takes note of the progress in the collection of municipal taxes and gives its opinion on it. For low-income households, the Citizens Advice 'Council Tax Protocol', which the Council has signed, is followed. This report describes the Board's performance in, and challenges to, corporate fee collection.
This report describes the council's achievements in and challenges to the collection of business awards; and considers the local implications of the government's proposed changes to the business rates system. Council continues to review the appeals provision for Business Rates based on the estimated costs of appeals.
Report of the Chair of the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee for the meeting to be held on
- FINANCIAL & RESOURCE APPRAISAL 1 None
- LEGAL APPRAISAL 2 None
- SUSTAINABILITY IMPLICATIONS
- GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IMPACTS
- COMMUNITY SAFETY IMPLICATIONS
- TRADE UNION None
- WARD IMPLICATIONS
- IMPLICATIONS FOR CORPORATE PARENTING None
- ISSUES ARISING FROM PRIVACY IMPACT ASSESMENT
- NOT FOR PUBLICATION DOCUMENTS
- OPTIONS
- BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS Council Constitution
Report of the Chairman of the Corporate Review and Investigation Committee for the meeting to be held. It is important to review work programs so that important or urgent issues that arise during the year can be scrutinized. For this reason, it is suggested that the Committee's work program is regularly reviewed by the members of the committee throughout the municipal year.
A key priority in the work of this committee was related to the overview and scrutiny of strategies, plans, policies, functions and services directly relevant to the priority of safer and stronger communities. The work of this overview and control committee has congregational implications, but it depends on the nature of the subject.
Democratic Services - Overview and Scrutiny
There is a need to review Mustansir Butt regularly. . the work program in order to prioritize and manage the work. Further report on the work undertaken at Gemma Paine.. in accordance with the resolution of the Council to be recommended by the Committee. For the Pact of the Armed Forces to be predetermined to be considered in July 2021. . in this commission within six months.
To Joanne Hyde/Marium Corporate Overview & Scrutiny Committee considered in the new municipal year. Annual report presented in 12. Jenny Cryer/Sadia Hussain. Company overview and scrutiny months and also includes actual goals Committee recommendation from . against the District Plan.. discussions with the Chair and Phil Witcherley - District Plan priorities and how we organize partnerships in the future COVID world. The Cross Departmental and Cross Sarah Muckle/Frances Corporate Overview & Scrutiny Organizational Plan is presented for this Towers/Sarah Exall.. recommendation from Thursday 16th Committee in 6 months.
Departments January 2020. . involved in the development of the Plan should include but not be limited to Public Health, Children's Social Care and Probation/Youth Services.
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