Agenda item

The Cabinet considered a joint report of the Assistant Chief Executive, Corporate Director, Resources, and, Corporate Director, Regeneration and Economic Development which provided an update on welfare reform and its impacts on the County.  The report also outlined proposals to extend the work to encompass a wider remit looking at poverty in the county (for copy see file of minutes).

Cabinet members commented on the comprehensive report, and welcomed the initiatives being taken by the authority to mitigate as far as possible the implications of government legislation on residents in County Durham.

Resolved:

That the recommendation in the report be approved.