The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
has announced that the national roll out of Universal Credit will
start from Hammersmith Job Centre in October 2013.
DWP has asked for the assistance of LBHF in providing support to
claimants applying for the new credit.
Initiallly the type of claimants affected will be very restricted,
numbering no more than 100 per month. DWP will pay for the services
provided and the arrangement will be governed by a Delivery
Partnership Agreement between the Council and DWP.
This report brings the agreement before members for their
approval.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure/Income over £5m & policies or new income, reserves use, overspend over £300K;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: Addison; Avonmore and Brook Green; Hammersmith Broadway; North End;
Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/09/2013
Report access: Open report with exempt appendix;
Decision due: 14 Oct 2013 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Housing and Homelessness
Department: The Economy department
Contact: Mike England Email: mike.england@lbhf.gov.uk Tel: 020 8753 5344.
Reason No Public Access: PART OPEN PART PRIVATE Part of this report is exempt from disclosure on the grounds that it contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of a particular person (including the authority holding that information) under paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, and in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.