Decision details
Council Funding of Mandatory Disabled Facilities Grants
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:
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