Issue - meetings

This report summarises the Council’s approach to deploying the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) between 2022 and 2025.

RESOLVED:

(i)  That the Solihull UKSPF Delivery Plan as outlined in Appendix 1 to the report be approved;

(ii)  That the funding allocations and conditions of the funding agreements for UKSPF and Multiply for the years 2022/23 to 2024/25 be accepted; and

(iii)  That the partnership approach with Solihull College to the Multiply programme in Solihull be approved.

Members received a report which summarised the Council’s approach to deploying the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) between 2022 and 2025.

This new funding stream was administered by West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) on behalf of the region with funding devolved to local authorities to support Community and Place and People and Skills priorities. A UKSPF Delivery Plan had been developed that encompassed a range of projects responding to local need and delivering Council Priorities. Linked to this was the Multiply programme that would help local employed residents to improve their numeracy skills.

Members were advised that Officers had worked through proposals to ensure that all potential UKSPF delivery aligned with Council Priorities. Multiply delivery had been worked up in consultation with Solihull College focusing on local intelligence where there was a need to upskill the existing workforce. In bringing together a set of proposed activity, Officers had also considered a number of factors set out in the report so ensuring the Council obtained maximum value from the interventions.

RESOLVED:

(i)  That the Solihull UKSPF Delivery Plan as outlined in Appendix 1 to the report be approved;

(ii)  That the funding allocations and conditions of the funding agreements for UKSPF and Multiply for the years 2022/23 to 2024/25 be accepted; and

(iii)  That the partnership approach with Solihull College to the Multiply programme in Solihull be approved.