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North Lanarkshire Council · 15 August 2025
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Clerk Name: Karen Swan Clerk Telephone: 07919 730272 Clerk Email: committee@northlan.gov.uk 6 August 2025 Members of the Wellbeing and Tackling Poverty Committee Chief Executive’s Office Rachel Blair Chief Officer (Legal & Democratic) Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell ML1 1AB www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk Notice is given that a Meeting of the Wellbeing and Tackling Poverty Committee is to be held in the Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, ML1 1AB on Friday, 15 August 2025 at 10:00 AM which you are requested to attend. The agenda of business is attached. Rachel Blair Chief Officer (Legal & Democratic) Members : C Costello, K Harmon, C Barclay, B Baudo, H Brannan-McVey, J Cairns, G Currie, P Di Mascio, F Fotheringham, W Goldie, J Jones, P Kelly, J Keltie, A Khan, J Leckie, H Loughran, B McCluskey, A McCrory, L Mitchell, L Nolan, P Patton, C Quigley, D Robb, L Stubbs, C Williams.
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Agenda 1 Declarations of Interest In Terms of the Ethical Standards In Public Life Etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 2 Towards a Fairer North Lanarkshire - Tackling Poverty Strategy 2023 to 2026 Update - Income from Social Security Benefits Submit report by the Chief Social Work Officer (Education, Families, Justice and Integrated Practice) providing an update on the Tackling Poverty Strategy 2023 to 2026, Local Child Poverty Action Report and associated Action Plans with a particular focus on the driver of Increase Income Via Social Security. 5 - 22 3 Towards a Fairer North Lanarkshire - Tackling Poverty Strategy 2023 to 2026 Update - Reduce the Cost of Living Submit report by the Chief Social Work Officer (Education, Families, Justice and Integrated Practice) providing an update on the Tackling Poverty Strategy 2023 to 2026, Local Child Poverty Action Report and associated Action Plans with a particular focus on the Reducing the Cost-of-Living Driver. 23 - 46 4 Tackling Poverty Team Activity Report 2024 to 2025 Submit report by Chief Social Work Officer (Education, Families, Justice and Integrated Practice) (1) providing details of the income maximisation work carried out by the Tackling Poverty Team and Council Services during2024/25 and (2) highlighting the activity of the External Services commissioned by the Council. 47 - 60