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North Lanarkshire Council · 2 February 2024
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23 January 2024 Members of the Wellbeing and Tackling Poverty Committee Chief Executive’s Office Archie Aitken 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, 02 February 2024 at 10:00 AM which you are requested to attend. The agenda of business is attached. Archie Aitken Chief Officer (Legal & Democratic) Members : Clerk Name: Andrew Rose Clerk Telephone: 07951 409714 Clerk Email: rosean@northlan.gov.uk G Woods, C Costello, D Ashraf, C Barclay, B Baudo, H Brannan-McVey, J Cairns, G Currie, F Fotheringham, W Goldie, J Jones, P Kelly, A Khan, J Leckie, H Loughran, B McCluskey, A McCrory, F McNally, J McPhilemy, L Mitchell, L Nolan, P Patton, G Robinson, A Thomas, 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 Cash First Project (Approach) Submit report by the Chief Social Work Officer (Education, Families, Justice and Integrated Practice) (1) detailing the Scottish Government's Plan to help improve the response to financial hardship, which includes the creation of a financial fund; (2) explaining the bid made by the Council to the fund, and (3) outlining the proposals to extend the Cash First Approach to include access to Fuel Crisis Payments, together with details of the respective funding arrangements. 5 - 22 3 Challenge Poverty Week 2023 Submit report by the Chief Social Work Officer (Education, Families, Justice and Integrated Practice) (1) explaining that the Council took part in Challenge Poverty Week, which took place from 2 to 8 October 2023, which is coordinated by the Poverty Alliance, and is an opportunity to highlight what is being done to address poverty and to commit to more action in the future, and (2) highlighting the background and themes underpinning Challenge Poverty Week and the activities and messaging undertaken by the Council and its partners during the week and its links to the wider Tackling Poverty Strategy and actions. 23 - 58 4 Towards a Fairer North Lanarkshire – Tackling Poverty Strategy 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 Income from Employment. 59 - 66