Labour Group Amendment
Protect
residents this winter
That deletions are made as shown with strikethrough below and additions are made as shown in bold italics below.
- the crisis of rising energy bills; supply chain disruptions & the £20 Universal Credit cut - the links between fuel and food poverty, with low-income families often having to choose between eating and heating their homes
- that
the poor quality of this country’s housing stock makes it
expensive to heat
Council requests the Chief Executive write to the Minister for ‘Levelling Up’ to request Government
- make provision in in the anticipated ‘Levelling Up fund’ White Paper to redress the universal credit cut and support council crisis funds - provide additional funding towards the ongoing needs of the Emergency Food Sector, to support a city-wide delivered community meals service for residents suffering from food poverty - provide additional funding towards the Warm Home Discount Scheme and increase eligibility for Winter Fuel payments - and communicate council’s support for the New Economics Foundation ‘Great Homes Upgrade’ campaign, that calls for government measures to end obstacles to
retrofitting; Further, that
·
The Council supports the Great Homes Upgrade campaign and End Fuel
Poverty Coalition Councillors pledge;
·
The Council requests that the Health & Wellbeing Board updates
on the Fuel Poverty Affordable Warmth strategy, giving information
to councillors on services mobilised for residents e.g. § Warmth for Wellbeing Programme § Local Energy Advice Partnership free home energy insulation § Access to food and essential provisions
§ Crisis
payments, debt advice & mental health support. |
Proposed by: Cllr Evans Seconded by: Cllr Appich
Motion to read if carried: |
Council notes:
- the crisis of rising energy bills; supply chain disruptions & the £20 Universal Credit cut - the links between fuel and food poverty, with low-income families often having to choose between eating and heating their homes
- that
the poor quality of this country’s housing stock makes it
expensive to heat
Council requests the Chief Executive write to the Minister for ‘Levelling Up’ to request Government
- make provision in in the anticipated ‘Levelling Up fund’ White Paper to redress the universal credit cut and support council crisis funds - provide additional funding towards the ongoing needs of the Emergency Food Sector, to support a city-wide delivered community meals service for residents suffering from food poverty - provide additional funding towards the Warm Home Discount Scheme and increase eligibility for Winter Fuel payments - and communicate council’s support for the New Economics Foundation ‘Great Homes Upgrade’ campaign, that calls for government measures to end obstacles to
retrofitting; Further, that
·
The Council supports the Great Homes Upgrade campaign and End Fuel
Poverty Coalition Councillors pledge;
·
The Council requests that the Health & Wellbeing Board updates
on the Fuel Poverty Affordable Warmth strategy, giving information
to councillors on services mobilised for residents e.g. § Warmth for Wellbeing Programme § Local Energy Advice Partnership free home energy insulation § Access to food and essential provisions
§ Crisis
payments, debt advice & mental health support. |