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What the Council’s doing on Welfare Reform

Alan Sinclair, Welfare Reform ManagerCity of Edinburgh Council

Working GroupsWelfare Reform Strategic Planning GroupNow:Welfare Reform Core Group, andWelfare Reform Partner’s GroupAlso,Welfare Reform Working Group Pay Day Lending Working Group

Discretionary Housing PaymentsOriginal DHP Policy

Revised Policy in October 2013

Using Welfare Reform Team re: Bedroom Tax

Trying to maximise payments of DHP

Advice ServicesSuccessful bid for SLAB funding:Advice ShopSouth West Outreach Project (SWOP)Cyrenians & EHAPRSLs PartnershipLink HAShelter Scotland

Scottish Welfare FundOriginal PolicyChanged Priorities early onPublicityMeeting timescalesMaximising spend for Community Care

Grants & Crisis GrantsNew Provider

Partnership WorkingDWP & JCP – National & Local

NHS Lothian

Employability Services

Rent Redesign Service

FutureLocal Support Services Funding (LSSF)

PIP

DHP & SWF

Universal Credit

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