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Welcome!. EVOC thinkSpace on #WelfareReform. What the Council’s doing on Welfare Reform. Alan Sinclair, Welfare Reform Manager City of Edinburgh Council. Working Groups. Welfare Reform Strategic Planning Group Now: Welfare Reform Core Group, and Welfare Reform Partner’s Group Also,

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  1. Welcome! EVOC thinkSpace on #WelfareReform

  2. What the Council’s doing on Welfare Reform Alan Sinclair, Welfare Reform Manager City of Edinburgh Council

  3. Working Groups • Welfare Reform Strategic Planning Group • Now: • Welfare Reform Core Group, and • Welfare Reform Partner’s Group • Also, • Welfare Reform Working Group • Pay Day Lending Working Group

  4. Discretionary Housing Payments • Original DHP Policy • Revised Policy in October 2013 • Using Welfare Reform Team re: Bedroom Tax • Trying to maximise payments of DHP

  5. Advice Services • Successful bid for SLAB funding: • Advice Shop • South West Outreach Project (SWOP) • Cyrenians & EHAP • RSLs Partnership • Link HA • Shelter Scotland

  6. Scottish Welfare Fund • Original Policy • Changed Priorities early on • Publicity • Meeting timescales • Maximising spend for Community Care Grants & Crisis Grants • New Provider

  7. Partnership Working • DWP & JCP – National & Local • NHS Lothian • Employability Services • Rent Redesign Service

  8. Future • Local Support Services Funding (LSSF) • PIP • DHP & SWF • Universal Credit

  9. Questions?

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