For more information on the strategy and action plan, see: Ongoing Local Welfare Assistance has been Wide preliminary consultation on the Dan Stoneman operational since 2 April 2013. Core services potential options for designing a new have been delivered from this date but due to service was undertaken with partner the iterative and fluid nature of the project, organisations in the voluntary and work is still taking place to ensure vulnerable statutory sectors and is continuing people struggling to cope or facing critical during the initial first year pilot phase needs are able to access Local Welfare of delivery. Assistance when and where necessary. In developing sustainable and effective Welfare Assistance To date, are web pages available via the on-going engagement and Hantsweb enabling individuals to access involvement of community and third support in the form of information and advice sector partners is vital. and a newly commissioned Hampshire Crisis Information and Advice Line. Budgets have A new of events is ‘stakeholder’ been allocated to some departments for use planned for August 2013 onwards on discretionary crisis payments but in the and it is intended that at the end of main community and third sector engagement year one a review / impact through signposting, referrals, information assessment is undertaken to identify and advice provision and the signing of clarity in delivering year 2 Local memorandums of understanding have Welfare Assistance based on strengthened the County response to critical evidenced demand.
For more information on the strategy and action plan, see: Ongoing Local Welfare Assistance has been operational since 2 April 2013. Core services have been delivered from this date but due to the iterative and fluid nature of the project, work is still taking place to ensure vulnerable people struggling to cope or facing critical needs are able to access Local Welfare Assistance when and where necessary. To date, are web pages available via Hantsweb enabling individuals to access support in the form of information and advice and a newly commissioned Hampshire Crisis Information and Advice Line. Budgets have been allocated to some departments for use on discretionary crisis payments but in the main community and third sector engagement through signposting, referrals, information and advice provision and the signing of memorandums of understanding have strengthened the County response to critical Wide preliminary consultation on the potential options for designing a new service was undertaken with partner organisations in the voluntary and statutory sectors and is continuing during the initial first year pilot phase of delivery. In developing sustainable and effective Welfare Assistance the on-going engagement and involvement of community and third sector partners is vital. A new of ‘stakeholder’ events is planned for August 2013 onwards and it is intended that at the end of year one a review / impact assessment is undertaken to identify clarity in delivering year 2 Local Welfare Assistance based on evidenced demand. Dan Stoneman
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