Decision details

Citizens Advice New Forest have received funding for one year to fund a Financial Capability Officer for 21 hours per week. The role will work with households struggling financially and provide specialist advice and support. By utilising residual government funding to support households, the Council could enhance this role by increasing the hours worked to 37 per week, thereby providing greater targeted support to households.

On 24 July 2025, Cllr Jeremy Heron, the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Corporate made the following decision:

To approve a payment of £15,000 to Citizens Advice New Forest to support and enhance their Financial Capability project work.

Any member of the Council, who is not a Portfolio Holder, who considers that this decision should be reviewed should give notice using the call-in facility at the top of this page on the Council’s intranet / extranet site.

Alternatively, notice can be given to the Monitoring Officer (Matt Wisdom) (in writing or by e-mail) to be received ON OR BY 5.15 pm on 31 July 2025.

Details of the document the Portfolio Holder considered are attached below.

To support vulnerable households across the district who are struggling financially.

The funding available to the Council is restricted to only be used to support households who are experiencing financial hardship. This project supports this criteria, targeting support at those that need it most.