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AGENDA
1. Declarations of Interest
2. Minutes
3. Public Participation
4. Options for the Additional Provision of Financial Advice/Support Following the Introduction of Universal Credit
5. Urgent Business
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B
A
D
A
E
Okay,
Thank
You
counselors
or
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
feed
and
latest
news
on
the
options
before
you
today,
I'm
very
pleased
to
see
the
action
that
has
resulted
from
Labor's
extensive
campaigning
on
the
issue.
Having
been
one
of
the
poses
of
the
original
motion
to
calculate
on
this
issue,
it
played
an
important
one
for
me
and
my
colleagues.
It's
also
an
important
issue
for
topic.
We've
supported
the
petitions.
E
Moving
onto
the
report,
we
endorsed
augmentations
with
the
fire
they
could
pay
for
sitting
outside
funding
the
to
extradite
session
and
tell
assistants
to
buy
service
level
agreement
that
we
negotiated
with
the
council.
The
labor
motion
and
petition
with
about
immediate
temporary
support
systems
device
to
track
the
worrying
level
of
insisting
on
that
demand,
independent
advice,
as
well
as
the
expected
profit
of
items
in
the
world
last
at
the
University
of
Frederick
in
Europe.
However,
we
are
remain
concerned
about
the
length
of
time
it's
taken
to
get
to
this
point.
E
Other
matters
related
to
the
longer
term,
finance
for
sustainability
assistant
vipera
should
be
considered
a
part
of
the
renewal
of
the
oscillate
between
the
council,
as
is
advice
and
three
assistants
by
the
web.
Another
partner.
This
needs
to
be
a
quick
process.
Server
systems
might
have
time
to
plan
ahead
before
the
metaphorical
year.
E
Additionally,
life
move
out
from
your
anticipated
agreement
of
the
proposed
that,
upon
six-month
work
or
extra
session
to
take
decisions
by
update
22:18,
we
may
be
the
main
concern
of
other
such
a
limited
time
is
likely
to
just
importance
have
been
seen
in
other
parts
of
the
country.
Given
access,
the
port
state
thought
implications
of
universal
kind
up.
There
are
not
yet
known
there
how
far
we
have
become
acutely
aware
of
a
problems
have
been
experienced,
our
supply
and
how
painting
in
a
red
and
a
move
online
claim.
Do
you
just
to
example?
E
The
health
is
a
fatty.
It
is
therefore
imperative
that
independent
supporting
device
is
available
to
the
base
we
need.
The
castle
has
an
opportunity
to
take
a
positive
and
proactive
series
of
action
beyond
jiff
that
recognition
for
funding
shortfall
of
what
Department,
if
not
at
the
comfort
of
making
but
come
to
have
the
power
to
fares,
for
example,
about
investing
assistance
while
saves
money
for
the
government
and
for
people
the
use
of
service
for
every
1
pound
systems
of
I've
received.
Last
year
they
st.
E
1
pound
15
at
the
government,
cloth
there's
a
public
available
services
and
generated
near
London
pound
for
each
bit
resulting
death.
So
for
the
security
and
to
seem
a
problem,
the
public,
valued
the
b2
after
days,
you're,
providing
with
divider,
would
far
outweigh
the
clock
with
finances,
poor
style.
In
summary,
I'm
delighted,
presenters,
well
supported
petitions.
I
thought
I'd
support
the
papered
upon
to
advise
session
query,
as
outlined
in
late
of
July
transformation.
E
A
F
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
set
out
the
case
that
we've
made
in
paper
citizens
of
my
school
is
a
local
charity
entirely
dependent
on
grants,
donations
and
fees.
We're
members
of
national
Citizens
Advice
in
this
estimates
that
for
every
1
pound
invested
in
Citizens
Advice
there's
a
public
benefit
of
10
pounds
and
an
individual
client
benefit
of
11.
F
The
drop-in
service
we've
run
is
the
heart
of
what
we
do:
an
essential
service
making
life-changing
differences
for
many
who
use
it,
because
it's
delivered
mainly
by
volunteers.
It's
outstanding
value
for
money,
the
equivalent
to
play
three
full-time
paid
staff
working
with
the
equivalent
of
six
full
time
volunteers
from
April
this
year,
we've
had
to
cut
the
service
for
four
days
a
week.
F
F
Nice
covers
welfare
benefits,
debt,
housing,
it's
free,
impartial,
confidential
and
independent
of
those
we
help
have
a
disability
or
long-term
health
issue.
Many
have
difficult
personal
circumstances,
many
have
serious
difficulties
and
urgent
issues.
They
may
not
have
enough
money
to
pay
the
rent
and
feed
their
families,
maybe
under
the
threat
of
eviction
they
may
need
money
that
day
for
food
or
help
to
find
somewhere
to
sleep.
That
night
they're
often
worried
totally
baffled
alone
by
the
benefit
system.
F
F
The
drop-in
service
was
reduced
to
two
days
a
week
in
April
because
we
didn't
have
sufficient
income
even
after
the
substantial
savings
we
made
at
that
time,
we've
significantly
improved
the
services
efficiency,
but
in
two
days
a
week
we
can't
meet
the
demand,
particularly
with
the
increase
due
to
the
introduction
of
universal
credit.
We
often
turn
away
more
than
ten
people
a
day,
sometimes
10
or
20,
or
even
more
causing
them
serious
frustration
and
distress.
F
As
you
know,
the
cost
of
restoring
the
two
days
drop-in
until
March
next
year
is
12,000
pounds
and
I
would
like
to
think
that
you
will
see
the
benefits
doing
this
and,
as
outlined
by
the
another
report.
Further
the
fee
of
one
hundred
and
twenty
two
thousand
pounds
doesn't
cover.
The
cost
of
the
current
to
daily
service.
This
year
were
unable
to
raise
the
difference
elsewhere
and
have
to
fund
it
with
twenty
thousand
pounds
from
scarce
reserves.
F
We'd
like
you
to
seriously
consider
increasing
the
funding
of
this,
and
the
important
thing
I
think
is
that
we
do
that
either
now
or
as
part
of
the
SLA
discussions,
which
we
would
like
to
be
expedited
so
that
we
can
start
them
and
conclude
them
as
soon
as
we
can
providing
a
continuity
service
is
clearly
important
and
the
earlier
the
decisions
are
made,
the
better
we're
going
to
be
able
to
do
that.
Thank
you.
B
So
the
report
responds
directly
to
the
counsel
motion,
as
amended
from
the
capful
counsel
on
the
20th
of
July
2017.
The
report
responds
to
that
and
attached
the
report
to
Alex's.
One
is
a
description
of
the
services
that
see
how
I
provide
from
its
offices.
Here.
I
would
like
to
stress
that
the
general
advisor
service
and
the
drop-in
sessions
are
they
funded
services
from
City
of
York
Council.
The
other
references
to
research
and
lobbying
in
various
other
campaigning
is,
it
is
not
funded
by
the
council.
B
Paragraph
5,
then
summarizes
sorry,
describes
in
detail.
The
counts,
counsel,
motion
set
and
it
covered
three
areas.
In
particular,
one
was
around
the
provision
of
financial
support
to
support
people
suffering
from
the
impacts
of
the
Universal
Credit.
The
other
was
around
actions
put
in
place
by
housing
around
an
early
weren't
warning
system,
and
don't
can
can
talk
about
that
and
the
third
one
is
is
a
rapid
increase
in
the
awareness
and
of
take
the
old
financial
assistance
scheme.
So
if,
if
then
wants
to
just
talk
about
there,
the
housing
element
you
just
respond
to
that.
G
Stress,
as
you
will
no
doubt
be
aware,
the
direct
link
that
we
have
with
our
tenants
through
the
rent,
account
and
Housing
Benefit,
is
brought
in
with
the
universal
credit
for
the
world's
part.
That's
a
valuable
relationship
and
gives
us
lots
of
information
on
people
getting
into
the
software
that
were
currently
implementing.
G
G
A
A
G
Liaison
meetings
with
those
organizations
and
discussions,
student,
joint
approaches,
I
am
aware
that
other
organizations
taken
appropriate
steps
and
we're
all
working
the
pass
rate
of
IT
solutions
to
do
not
provide
that
individual
decision
to
be
made.
It
is,
but
that's
normally.
No
system
has
been
in
some
time
that,
wherever
we
can,
we
do
share
with
practice
knowledge
and
information
with
our
housing.
G
G
B
So
so,
in
light
of
the
work
that
it's
already
ongoing
in
housing,
the
recommendation
there
is
that
members
note
that
for
this,
that
is
in
place
and
there
are
no
new
recommendations
around
that.
The
next
parts
of
the
motion
related
to
the
ort
financial
assistance
scheme
and
ensuring
that
we're
promoting
that
within
the
community
just
a
reminder
really
that
the
perp,
the
purpose
of
the
York
financial
assistance
scheme,
is
to
help
with
any
financial
emergency
and
difficulty
within
within
the
community.
And
this
is
a
cash
free
scheme.
B
What
we
do
do
is
work
closely
with
advice,
York
members,
who
are
our
advisory
services
across
the
city
from
whichever
sector,
and
we
work
with
them
to
ensure
that
they're
fully
up
to
date,
with
with
the
wifeÃs
scheme
or
what's
available
for
residents,
guidance
for
residents,
is
available
on
the
website,
and
residents
have
been
involved
in
and
designing
the
scheme
as
as
well.
So
again,
members
are
asked
to
note
the
work
that
is
going
on
going
in
this
room
with
respect.
We
will
continue
to
ensure
that
our
partners
are
fully
informed
as.
D
B
We're
going
with
with
that
particular
scheme,
we
then
come
to
the
substantive
part
of
the
motion,
which
is
around
options
for
the
provision
of
additional
financial
or
other
assistance
to
Citizens,
Advice,
jörg
and
other
partners
to
support
access
to
drop-in
sessions
for
specifically
to
support
people
suffering
difficulties
with
the
Universal
Credit
just
want
to
clarify
that
all
parties
have
agreed
that.
Actually,
this
does
not
relate
to
drop-in
sessions,
which
can
be
out
in
the
communities.
This
specifically
relates
to
the
drop-in
sessions
here
at
West
offices.
B
So
just
for
everybody's
information,
there
were
there
were
three
things
that
we
considered
as
part
of
of
this
work.
We
considered
as
part
of
details
of
a
mission
from
Citizens
Advice
York
around
what
their
specific
needs
were,
the
services
that
they
provide,
of
which
there's
a
direct
extract,
annex
a
but
also
the
the
financial
details
around
their
request,
supported
by
some
your
accounts
as
well.
B
B
B
The
consultation
paragraph
later
I'll,
just
just
summarize
it,
but
if
I
can
just
outline
that
the
results
of
that
showed
that
there
aren't
anybody
else
from
the
respondents
which
was
seven
respond
days.
That
could
offer
the
same
sort
of
service.
That
c8y
provide
three
have
put
forward.
Further
suggestions
for
partnership,
working
that
might
help
with
a
capacity
of
Co
Y
and
two
were
clear
in
that
they
they
felt
that
Citizens,
Advice
York
should
be
funded.
B
B
B
So
and
so
the
final
aspect
of
of
what
we
considered
as
part
of
response
to
the
demotion
was
a
review
of
the
council
funding
given
to
Citizens
Advice
York
and
any
of
the
support
and
and
that's
summarized
in
in
paragraphs
20
and
21,
so
that
talks
about
the
hundred
and
twenty
two
thousand
five
hundred
pounds
provided
on
an
annual
basis
to
support
the
drop-in
sessions
and
there
and
the
general
advice
service.
There
is
further
funding
that
CA.
B
Why
have
been
successful
in
accessing
through
our
financial
inclusion
initiatives,
but
is
critically
the
scheme
run
this
year
called
improving
finances,
improving
lives
and
they
were
successful
in
securing
a
further
100,000
pounds
through
that.
That
includes
specialists
that
don't
work,
advise
support
for
housing,
continuation
of
the
GP
surgeries,
advise
project
and
the
information
and
budgeting
cafes
that
are
proving
to
be
hugely
successful.
I
may
add:
they've
already
started
in
a
couple
of
wards
in
the
city,
and
indeed
I
know
that
award
committees,
other
WOD
committees
are
keen
to
talk
to
see.
B
D
B
Additional
support
we
give
citizens
out
of
a
short,
receive
accommodation
and
related
related
service
charges
at
less
than
the
council's
commercial
charge,
recognizing
their
available
budget
for
such
purposes,
but
also
recognition
that
it
was
for
both
of
our
advantages
as
counsel
under
cry4,
for
us
to
co-locate
and
work
together
within
the
building
and
the
benefit.
There
is
around
sixty
thousand
pounds,
I've
mentioned
already
that
Ward
committees,
and
indeed
parish
councils,
are
working
the
ca1,
but
there
will
be
very
small
pots
of
money
for
for
those
initiatives.
B
So
we're
talking
about
something
like
four
and
a
half
thousand
pound
contribution.
Four
hundred
years
cafe
budgeting
cafe
within
a
community
so
that
they're,
not
a
significant
sums
of
money
and
I've
already
talked
about
the
hundred
thousand
pounds.
We've
ordered
to
see
a
why
under
our
financial
inclusion
scheme
this
year,
but
it
they
weren't
the
only
recipients
to
that.
So
we
we
did
award
around
180,000
pounds
this
year.
We've
got
some
more
money
for
next
year
for
further
scheme.
B
So
it
talks
about
being
very
specific
about
the
sum
of
money,
that's
needed
to
support
the
the
motion
and
to
reinstate
the
dropping
sessions,
and
that
is
12,000
pounds
rather
than
any
other
figures
that
were
talked
about,
such
as
the
20,000
pounds,
initially
or
indeed
the
12
and
the
20.
That
is,
for
overheads
for
the
for
the
service.
B
D
B
Sla
discussions
and-
and
there
there
is
some
money
left
us
as
I,
described
in
the
financial
implications.
There's
sixty
nine
thousand
pounds
left
of
financial
inclusion
monies
that
could,
if
members
agree,
go
into
a
further
grant
scheme
which
sis's
advice
York,
along
with
all
the
other
advice
agencies
in
the
city
could
continue
to
bid
for.
So
there
is
the
opportunity
for
further
for
temporary.
A
B
I've
described
consultation,
which
is
in
paragraph
23
25
paragraph
26
through
to
29,
then
talks
about
the
options
that
you
could
consider
and
clearly.
I've
talked
about
a
range
of
other
funding
opportunities
that
financial
inclusion
initiatives
that
the
executive
of
taking
very
seriously
and
the
counselors
take
very
seriously
around
funding
over
the
past
couple
of
years.
B
Indeed,
the
executive
receive
an
annual
report
on
on
such
activities,
and
so
there
is
already
significant
funding
in
place
to
support
financial
inclusion
so
clearly
option
one
do
nothing
is
something
you
could
you
could
consider,
however,
that
would
mean
that
the
clear
demand
for
the
drop-in
sessions
wouldn't
be
met
and
the
benefits
that
CA,
why
I've
talked
about,
wouldn't
wouldn't
be
addressed.
So
in
paragraph
28,
then
I
talked
about
an
option
to
fund
the
twelve
thousand
powers
to
restore
the
to
drop-in
sessions.
B
Given
all
of
the
conclusions
that
I've
talked
about
already,
however,
the
impact
of
that
would
be
to
reduce
the
sixty
nine
thousand
pounds
by
twelve
thousand
pounds
and
reduce
the
availability
of
that
funding
to
other
advice
agencies
across
the
city.
Should
that
be
the
purpose
that
financial
inclusion
steering
group
determine
that
they
should
be
spent
on
and
then
option
three
agreed
to
fund
a
greater
amount?
This
could
be
considered
if
you
were
minded
to
make
a
contribution
greater
than
at
the
twelve
thousand
in
2017
18.
A
B
There's
a
there's,
certainly
at
least
one
scheme-
I
recall
that
is
specifically
around
the
purchase
of
tablets
to
go
out
into
the
community
to
show
people
how
to
apply
if
not
applying
on
their
behalf,
but
how
to
how
to
apply
so
they
learn
the
skills
and
the
benefit
of
some
of
the
drop-in
sessions
is
also
to
put
to
direct
people
locally
in
the
community
to
access
the
IT
facilities.
They
need
to
apply
online,
so
you're,
absolutely
right.
Universal
Credit
is
a
long
online-only
application
process.
All
advise
and
support
through
to
the
DWP
now
is
online.
B
That's
the
only
way
you
can
ask
questions.
You
have
to
do
it
yourself
as
an
applicant
that
can't
be
done
through
a
third
party
and
so
to
sit
side
by
side
with
a
universal
credit.
Claimant
is
absolutely
critical
for
them
not
only
to
support
them
initially,
but
also
on
an
ongoing
basis
for
their
learning.
Thank
you
and.
A
B
I,
we
have
a
relationship
through
the
Financial
Inclusion
steering
group.
We
also
have
service
level
agreement
discussions
two
or
three
times
a
year
in
which
we
we
discuss
the
performance
of
the
service
to
make
sure
that
we
are.
We
are
getting
a
service
in
the
city
for
our
residents
that
reflects
our
input
to
financial
aid
to
that
and
we
are
getting
the
benefits
in
in
terms
of
the
reduction
in
drop-in
days.
There
have
been
some
initial
discussions
around
the
drop-in
sessions,
but
we
haven't
been
involved
as
an.
B
In
in
the
reduction
itself,
the
word
discussion
is
about
possible
one-day
reduction
early
in
earlier
this
year.
However,
we
have
both
discussed
now.
We
need
more
output
measures.
There
are
in
the
agreement
at
the
moment,
but
also
I
would
want
to
seek
to
be
engaged
consulted
with,
on
behalf
of
the
council,
for
any
future
reductions
in
services,
action
or
growth
inside
everything,
so
that
we
can
have
open
discussions
about
that
going
forward.
Yes,.
C
B
Ca
be
moved
into
the
West
offices
a
few
months
after
we
moved
in
ourselves,
and
we
knew
they
were
looking
for
alternative
accommodation.
I
can't
speak
for
facilities,
management
who
undertook
the
discussions,
but
quite
clearly
they
had
a
limited
budget
at
that
time
for
accommodation,
and
we
saw
the
benefits
of
working
closer
together
within
a
drive
service,
not
not
just
to
prefer
us
to
be
able
to
refer
people
on
to
ca.
B
Why,
but
also
for
the
vice
versa,
so
that
people
didn't
have
to
make
visits
expensive
visits
into
the
council
more
than
on
more
than
one
occasion.
So
the
the
I
can't
talk
about
the
commercial
charges,
for
they,
the
accommodation
as
that
sensitive
information.
But
but
the
the
reference
in
the
report,
60,000
pounds
is,
is
a
reference
to
the
gap
between
what
the
CA
B
do
actually
pay
and
and
what
we
will
pay
a
commercial
partner.
C
C
F
We
have
a
lost
called
funding,
we've
lost
project
funding,
which
is
very
different.
We
have
applied.
Firstly,
we
have
a
good
record
of
success.
It's
someone
that
my
30s
they
later
send.
Someone
told
me
a
few
months
ago,
a
middle
today
compared
to
the
normal
of
that
white
descent,
and
we
are
looking
wherever
an
applying
wherever
there
aren't
quite
the
projects
available
to
us
that
were
there's
one
project,
which
was
to
do
with
energy,
for
example,
which
was
which
we
were
involved
in.
We
didn't
get
this
way.
F
It
came
round
again
because
it
was
done
slightly
differently
put
on
a
pan,
North
Yorkshire
basis.
We
are
talking
locally
with
the
number
of
organizations,
one
being
particularly
where
we
are
very
hopeful
that
we're
going
to
get
some
funding,
but
unfortunately,
they
won't
fund
for
funding.
Everybody
wants
to
spend
money
on
delivering
stuff
directed
to
the
client,
which
is
great
because
that's
what
it's
about,
but
actually
you
can
only
deliver
that
if
you've
got
the
infrastructure.
D
C
A
F
F
Importantly,
the
work
we've
done
it
for
the
last
six
months
in
terms
of
examining
our
operation,
understanding
our
costs
and
taking
action
to
get
them
down
to
what
we
consider
to
be
the
lowest
reasonable
figure
consistent
with
a
good
standard
of
service
means
that
we
can
simply
sit
down
and
get
on
with
the
conversation
or
less
straight
away.
We.