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North Lanarkshire Council · 16 August 2024
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7 August 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, 16 August 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: Karen Swan Clerk Telephone: 07919 730 272 Clerk Email: swank@northlan.gov.uk C Costello, K Harmon, D Ashraf, 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, L Stubbs, C Williams, G Woods.
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Agenda 1 Declarations of Interest In Terms of the Ethical Standards In Public Life Etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 2 Tackling Poverty Team Activity Report 2023 to 2024 Submit report by Chief Officer (Education, Families, Justice & Integrated Practice) providing updates on the continued national programme of Welfare Reform and the impacts, including on the introduction of benefits devolved and now provided through Social Security Scotland. 5 - 16 3 Towards a Fairer North Lanarkshire - Tackling Poverty Strategy 2023 to 2026 Update - Reduce the Cost of Living Submit report by Chief Officer (Education, Families, Justice & 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. 17 - 30 4 Towards a Fairer North Lanarkshire - Tackling Poverty Strategy 2023 to 2026 Update - Income from Social Security Benefits Submit report by Chief Officer (Education, Families, Justice & 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 increasing income Via Social Security. 31 - 42 5 Financial Education Update Submit report by Chief Officer (Education, Families, Justice & Integrated Practice) providing an update on plans to address Financial Education for children and young people as a key element of the updated Tackling Poverty Strategy. 43 - 60