Decision details

Revised Recommendation

1.    WECA approved a sum of £4m resource to be allocated as follows:

a. Within the WECA Budget to fund WECA project costs (£347,000)

b. to the Mayoral Budget to enable to allocation of grant funding to councils to meet the costs of delivery (£3,653,000) subject to the full grant of £4m being paid to the Combined Authority by DWP.

2.    WECA agreed that the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Mayor and Section 151 Officers, be delegated responsibility for making appropriate arrangements for grant funding the constituent councils for the delivery of this project including agreeing the profile and amounts of funding between the financial years.