Decision details

1.            That the feedback and suggestions made by cross-sector partners and residents who attended the third party ‘Challenge Poverty Week’ GM partnership event be noted.

2.            That it be noted that the report was viewed with reference to and alongside the GMCA Cost of Living Resilience update, recognising that those responses were immediate, and that the report pointed to the need for GMCA to consider the medium to long term anti-poverty approach across the city-region, and that all recommendations would be addressed at the right level.

3.            That the GMCA record its thanks to Revered Ian Rutherford for his presentation of the report.

4.            That the work of GM Poverty Action, particularly the report being prepared at present, be fully incorporated into the range of work taking place through the Tackling Inequality Board.

5.            That a report be submitted to the next meeting of the GMCA highlighting improvements in bus patronage following the introduction of the £2 single fare cap.

6.            That a report be submitted to the next meeting of the GMCA setting out plans around homelessness and the expansion of ‘A Bed Every Night’.

7.            That a report be submitted to the next meeting of the GMCA providing further detail around the establishing of Wigan as an initial site for replicating the joint venture being rolled out in Scotland between Fife and Amazon.