Minutes of meeting
Renfrewshire Council · 25 March 2026
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Minute of Meeting Fairer Renfrewshire Sub-committee Date Time Venue Wednesday, 25 March 2026 10:00 Remote by MS Teams, Present: Councillor Jacqueline Cameron, Councillor Graeme Clark, Councillor Anne Hannigan, Councillor Marie McGurk, Councillor Iain Nicolson, Councillor Andy Steel Chair Councillor Jacqueline Cameron, Convener, presided. In Attendance L McIntyre, Head of Policy & Partnerships and A Walter, Connected Communities Manager (both Chief Executive’s); G Innes, Senior Service Delivery Manager (Customer and Digital Operations), L Kerr, Senior Service Delivery Officer (Benefits and Advice Services), C MacDonald, Senior Committee Services Officer and D Cunningham, Committee Services Officer (all Finance & Resources). Also in Attendance A Forsyth, Chief Executive Officer of Renfrewshire Citizens Advice Bureau. Declarations of Interest and Transparency Statements There were no declarations of interest or transparency statements intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting. Webcasting of Meeting Prior to the commencement of the meeting the 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. 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 reporting period, supported by additional statistical information, analysis and graphs which illustrated 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. The report provided updates on current projects, highlighted future key priorities and gave an overview of the proposals, priorities and next steps for 2026. DECIDED: That the report be noted. 3 Focus on Advice Provision in Renfrewshire There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to provision of advice services across Renfrewshire and updated the actions being progressed as part of the Fairer Renfrewshire Action Plan. The Senior Service Delivery Manager (Customer and Digital Operations), the Senior Service Delivery Officer (Benefits and Advice Services) (both Finance & Resources) and the Chief Executive Officer of Renfrewshire Citizens Advice Bureau gave a presentation which highlighted data on the main categories of advice sought and the experiences of households in Renfrewshire. DECIDED: That the report and presentation be noted.
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4 Child Poverty Accelerator Funding in Renfrewshire The Connected Communities Manager gave a presentation relative to the successful joint bid with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Health and Social Care Partnership for the Scottish Government Child Poverty Accelerator Funding for a project which would focus on testing and trialing new approaches focused on child poverty. DECIDED: That the presentation be noted.