Social Value Ideas for Leicester City Council
We have identified 50 evidence-based social value themes for Leicester City Council in East Midlands across 43 service areas. These insights are derived from the latest council meeting transcripts and can inform your social value strategy for bids and tenders.
Crisis and Resilience Fund budget
The council set out a new three-year Crisis and Resilience Fund replacing the Household Support Fund and some discretionary housing payments. The scheme has a budget of £8.3m per year, with £400k for …
“So this particular slide covers sets out the most important change, really. So under the previous arrangements, support was largely delivered through,…”
Single crisis application route
The new fund introduces one continuous application route for crisis payments, housing payments and council tax discretionary relief, with 24/7 access. Officers also said the form would support voice a…
“Previously, residents often needed to navigate multiple schemes separately depending on the type of separately depending on the type of support that t…”
Funding outcomes to be measured
Members pressed officers on how the council would benchmark the new fund against other authorities and measure whether the reserved funding actually improves long-term resilience rather than just payi…
“In relation to the other two questions about benchmarking, I think it's a really important point. We need to be working with our closest neighbors to …”
Change of use to mosque facility with interior modifications
Planning committee approved conversion of former rugby club to mosque with prayer facilities. Proposal includes new female and male prayer areas with separate accesses, ablution areas, shoe storage, o…
“you've got the female prayer area and education area. You've got, separating that between the male prayer area on the right in the green, you've got f…”
Residential development with 14 flats on Raymond Road/Marlborough Road
Planning committee approved residential development demolishing existing factory buildings and retaining one building to provide 14 residential flats across 2-3 storeys. Application was previously def…
“construction of a 3-storey residential building. So the whole of the site will provide a total of 14 residential flats... 4 electric cycle parking spa…”
Cora Works Hybrid Planning Permission - Major Brownfield Regeneration Scheme
Approved hybrid planning application for former Cora textile factory site on Burleys Way. Full application for demolition of buildings (except facade and chimneys), retention of 1865 old textile build…
“The application before us is a hybrid planning application. It comprises a full planning permission for the demolition of all buildings on site, exclu…”
Rising TB Cases - Highest Rate in England
Leicester declared UK's TB highest area with cases increasing at fastest rate since 1971 (records began). Notifications rising sharply, particularly in last year. Rate overtook Newham. Currently 50,00…
“we have been declared the UK's TB highest area in the country for TB...our notifications are increasing at the fastest rate since 1971, and 1971 is re…”
TB Service Staffing Expansion
Successful business case for additional funding to expand TB services at University Hospitals Leicester. Funding secured to recruit 4-5 additional nursing staff and additional clinical staff time for …
“our TB services did, so at UHL got additional funding to recruit, I think, I can't remember off the top of my head, but maybe 4 or 5 additional staff,…”
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