Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Public Health and Inequalities

Forward Plan Ref: 2025/256

Key decision

Contact: Paul Wilding, Programme Manager (Cost of Living)

Paul.wilding@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Report by Director of Public Affairs, Policy and Partnerships

To agree an expenditure programme following the government’s announcement of allocations from the new Crisis & Resilience Fund for the three year period from 1 April 2026.

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to

a)    agree the proposed structure of the cost of living support programme for 2026-29.

b)    delegate authority to the Director of Public Affairs, Policy & Partnerships in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Health and Inequalities to agree new areas of expenditure, and allocate funding from the Crisis and Resilience Fund during 2026-29.