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    Council Funding of Mandatory Disabled Facilities Grants

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    Decision Maker: Cabinet

    Decision status: Recommendations Approved

    Is Key decision?: Yes

    Is subject to call in?: Yes

    Decision:

    The release of the remaining portion of the DFG budget was approved.

     

    Quarterly monitoring reports were requested on the level of uptake of DFGs.

     

    The Deputy Leader was authorised to make representations on the Council’s concerns regarding its increasing financial burdens resulting from new responsibilities to the Local Government Association, the Minister for Local and Regional Government and local Members of Parliament as set out above.

    Reasons for the decision:

    To respond to the decision by the Government to cap its contribution to DFGs.

    Alternative options considered:

    Various levels of service considered together with their associated capital and revenue implications.

    Publication date: 26/04/2004

    Date of decision: 22/04/2004

    Decided at meeting: 22/04/2004 - Cabinet

    Effective from: 04/05/2004

    Accompanying Documents:

    • Cabinet Report - DFG Budget1 pdf icon PDF 24 KB