Minutes of meeting
Renfrewshire Council · 5 February 2025
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Minute of Meeting Fairer Renfrewshire Sub-committee Date Time Venue Wednesday, 05 February 2025 10:00 Council Chambers (Renfrewshire), Council Headquarters, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, PA1 1AN Present: Councillor Graeme Clark, Councillor Anne Hannigan, Councillor Alec Leishman, Councillor Marie McGurk, Councillor Iain Nicolson, Councillor Andy Steel Chair Councillor Clark, Depute Convener, presided. In Attendance L McIntyre, Head of Policy & Partnerships, A Walter, Connected Communities Manager and D Dunn, Social Renewal Lead Officer (all Chief Executive’s); and C MacDonald, Senior Committee Services Officer and D Cunningham, Committee Services & Licensing Officer (both Finance & Resources). Transparency Statements Councillor Clark indicated that he had a connection to item 1(b) by reason of a family member being employed by Active Communities. However, he indicated that he had applied the objective test and did not consider he had an interest to declare. Declaration of Interest There were no declarations of interest intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting. Webcasting of Meeting Prior to the commencement of the meeting the Depute Convener intimated that this meeting of the Sub-committee would be filmed for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council's internet site.
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1(a) Cost of Living Update There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to an overview of the key context and evidence around current pressures on household finances, both in terms of household income and expenditure. Since the last meeting of the Sub-committee on 4 September 2024, there had been a number of changes in economic factors, and these were highlighted within the report. DECIDED: That the report be noted. 1(b) Cost of Living Dashboard There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to an overview of key indicators and their movement from the last period, supported by additional information and graphs showing further analysis and longer-term trends. DECIDED: That the report be noted. 2 Fairer Renfrewshire Programme Update There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to key projects being progressed through the Fairer Renfrewshire Programme, highlighting key priorities which would be the focus of future activity. The report provided updates on current projects, highlighted key priorities and provided an overview of proposals, priorities and next steps for 2025. DECIDED: That the report be noted.