Although Council Tax is normally the responsibility of thetenant (there are some exceptions) landlords may wish to consider whether a prospective tenant can realistically afford all aspects of their home before granting a tenancy. 2 0 obj 7. http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/mysandwell. 1. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ The figures shown are the maximum amount payable and the actual Housing Benefit entitlement may be lower than the figure. Download Your income and circumstances will also affect how much you get. mySociety Printed from https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/councillors_allowances_20182021 on March 05, 2023 03:43. protected by copyright laws, which means that you do not have an automatic Dear Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Please could you tell me your 2021-22 weekly foster care allowances for all age bands, NOT including any fee/reward element for foster carers. to their weekly allowance, e.g., holiday allowance or mileage. Please detail any allowances that ALL foster carers can claim in addition to their personalised homepage. allowances, additional funds such as broadband allowances etc and chair are dissatisfied, you are entitled to an Internal Review. 3 0 obj A site to help anyone submit a Freedom of Information request. WhatDoTheyKnow also publishes and archives requests and responses, building a massive archive of information. Espacio informativo local, con las notas mas relevantes de lo que acontece en el Municipio de Reforma, Chiapas. However, if you <>/ExtGState<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 595.44 841.68] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> It may not be complete. Tenants are free to withdraw permission at any time without having to give notice or reason. This is known as Council Tax Reduction (CTR). Family & Parenting Vacation & Time Off Perks & Benefits Professional Support Family & Parenting Childcare Vouchers Employer Verified Flexible Working Employer Verified stream 5. http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/mysandwell, 235K It is made up of two components, mobility and care. Members had already voted not to increase their 'basic' allowance for the year, saving the cash . 7. http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/mysandwell. It can be paid on its own or as a top up with certain other benefits or for people who's earning are low and when income is below the applicable amount set for them. The borough council has also made money available for refurbishment of older private sector housing which is still deemed viable for retention. A prospective tenant can use a trial calculator to work out how much benefit they might receive. We hope our response fully satisfies your expectations. [2]https://my.sandwell.gov.uk/. By 2014, all but two of Sandwell's 72 councillors were Labour members. 1 0 obj "With this I would say to those staff 'there you are, here is our contribution'. A subsequent two per cent . You may be able to claim Carer's Allowance if you spend at least 35 hours a week caring. But it matters, and we get that. Title of request: Freedom of Information request - Councillors allowances View as HTML, Reference: FOI-431401843 David Davey made this Freedom of Information request to Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council However, for most people who qualify for our help, Sandwell Council will meet the cost of the service, and you will normally pay us a contribution towards the total cost . Date of request: 22/06/2022 Your request has been passed to the relevant service area, who will contact you shortly. Tenants can also sign a section on their application form to give permission to share information but this has strict limits about what can be shared. If your tenant is receiving Housing Benefit we might be able to pay future amounts to you. 29500 Reforma, Chiapas. Budgeting Loans are paid through social fund. collections; fly tipping and pot holes. WhatDoTheyKnow also publishes and archives requests and responses, building a massive archive of information. Title of request: Foster Care allowances. Conservative policy in Sandwell is to derail the gravy train by immediately reducing the number of councillors from 72 to 48, as has been done in other councils, and then to examine the Special Responsibility Allowances system. For your information residents can now use their MySandwell account to log bands, NOT including any fee/reward element for foster carers. (Please note if you make an enquiry, youll get a reply email from us. Job Seeker's Allowance is paid to people from the age of 18 who are actively seeking employment. A proposed two per cent increase will be introduced from April. covered by Crown copyright can usually be used under the Open Government x]o0#?&N1S'vQEKesR4i#@m\$sl~OW/eu{Xwj[z\\/1:e!A6,)p For your information residents can now use their MySandwell account to log You can use our online services to bid for properties, report a repair and to check your rent statement. Bereavement Allowance is payable if you were aged 45 or over when yourspouse /civil partner died and is payable for 52 weeks following their death. We couldnt load the mail server logs for this message. You may already have a form of photo ID that is acceptable. [5]www.sandwell.gov.uk/mysandwell. For information please go to A seat on Sandwell's cabinet nets another 15,768. 3. http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/ attached You will find details of the Open Government Unlike health and the NHS, social care has always . Established in 2008. 3. https://twitter.com/sandwellcouncil Although your tenant might receive benefit, it is important to remember that it is always the tenant's responsibility to make sure that the rent gets paid, not the council's. Carers Allowance is paid to carers who are regularly caring for 35 hours or more per week for a severely disabled person. You can get child benefit if you are responsible for a child or young person and it is not means tested unless you are a higher rate taxpayer. holiday allowance or mileage. x\q}'G} ]q A)Y(: The council offices are located at the Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury town centre, which opened in 1989.[2]. many Sandwell Council requests online, including reporting missed Current fees and allowances are detailed below. [3], In May 2021 the Conservative Party regained its presence on the Council, gaining 9 seats from the Labour Party. Sandwell Childrens Trust HQ You can receive contribution based job seeker's allowance or income based job seeker's allowance dependent upon you and/or your partners circumstances. collections; fly tipping and pot holes. many Sandwell Council requests online, including reporting missed Internal review requests should be submitted within 40 days of the date of information relating to Councillor allowances and position held. If your benefit is sanctioned, suspended or disallowed or there is delay in making a decision on your claim you may be entitled to reduced rate hardship payments. SK9 5AF. You will find details of the Open Government allowances. Help us protect your right to hold public authorities to account. Two of the four tower blocks on the 1960s Riddins Mound Estate in Cradley Heath were demolished in 1996. receipt of this correspondence. Donate and support our work. research or news reporting. endobj all age bands, NOT including any fee/reward element for foster carers. Date of request: 20/05/2022 personal allowance, based on an amount set by the government. Councillor Philip Garrett, the authority's sole UKIP member, said special responsibility allowances had become 'almost laughable' and backed the move. communications. Thank you for your Freedom of Information Request. If you are not content with the outcome of our internal review, you have Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future www.sandwell.gov.uk-----Original Message----- From: [FOI . Sandwell's councillors pay themselves the most generous basic allowance of all the four Black Country boroughs at 10,600+p.a. 8,oCYeQMP,0f bfVo[_+_8 /\/eXT[bzu=jU6""DH^LGdsxw=oG=L'}T2oN'#!f!: 8'5U1;MdU On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. protected by copyright laws, which means that you do not have an automatic The information which you requested is enclosed. Foster carers are also able to apply for membership at Company Shop, the UKs leading redistributor of surplus food and household products. mySociety [2]https://my.sandwell.gov.uk/. [7]www.sandwell.gov.uk/mysandwell. You may already have a form of photo ID that is acceptable. But there are very few Labour councillors who have not been rewarded with additional so called Special Responsibility Allowances. They really do not need it. You don't have to be related to, or live with, the person you care for. service area for response. Download Housing Benefit for people renting their homes from private landlords is also called Local Housing Allowance (LHA). With 24 of the authority's 72 seats contested, Labour held . If you want to use the documents for other All rights reserved. We are owned by, but independent from, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. Thank you for your Freedom of Information Request. Please note that even if a tenant is claiming benefits, arrears are still the responsibility of the tenant, not the local authority. council tax balance on MyAccounts and find "MyNearest"on their This is benefit that someone can claim if you have an injury at work. 1 0 obj down by year 1, year 2, and year 3 if necessary. A site to help anyone submit a Freedom of Information request. Residents can also check their Find further information about Local Housing Allowance. Wellman Building The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner's Office <>/Metadata 679 0 R/ViewerPreferences 680 0 R>> Please quote your reference number INT1-715884303 on all future correspondence. Families can use their Max Card at venues across the UK to get free or discounted admission. service area for response. Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. council tax balance on MyAccounts and find "MyNearest"on their For information please go to <> I write further to your request, for information regarding Foster Care When reporting rent arrears, please give as much detail as possible, including: You should provide a rent statement as evidence of arrears. Discounts for carers offers exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers for carers and care workers. The 'basic' allowance for councillors in Sandwell is set at 9,500 which is intended to cover members' travel and office bills as well as any other payments required for them to carry out their duties. "It is also the fact our staff have suffered. For your information residents can now use their MySandwell account to log carers. Open Parliament Licence. Sandwell Council is getting better and improving, according to the authority's Labour leader after her party increased its majority. communications. This film will be shared by all 56 partner foster services around the country who contributed to the making of this film. Please detail any allowances that ALL foster carers can claim in addition to their weekly allowance, e.g., holiday allowance or mileage. SocietyWorks Ltd Information covered by parliamentary copyright is covered by the That was a legitimate question for them to ask. [10] The Council announced in October 2013 that it had entered into an agreement with Sandwell College to take over the building, converting it into a Sixth Form college. respect of which prior approval has not been given by the Council. council tax balance on MyAccounts and find "MyNearest"on their The 3.99 per cent figure covers a basic council tax increase. Download Sandwell Borough Council will not in principle assist with providing a deposit for care leavers in private rented property Setting up a home Care leavers are provided with a setting up allowance Allowance amount: 2000 Sandwell Borough Council in principle will assist with support to pay at least the first year TV licence for care leavers C.P. services through our wholly owned subsidiary Attendance at site visits or visits to Council or other establishments Age Amount 0-4 5.46 5-10 9.05 11-15 14.07 16+ 23.71 . It does not depend on your income or savings or whether you have paid national insurance contributions and it can be paid along with child benefit. receipt of this correspondence. He added: "One of the things which came out from the consultation with staff is they asked 'what have members done to contribute to the cuts?'. endobj Licence. Please submit your request through your account Download However, if the claimant has rent arrears or has difficulty managing their finances due to vulnerability, we can consider paying the landlord. Regards. Since its formation in 1974, the borough council has demolished a considerable percentage of the area's privately owned 19th and early 20th century housing stock. Allowance. We hope our response fully satisfies your expectations. We can also pay benefit direct to the landlord if the rent is set at or below the appropriate LHA rate and it is a written requirement in the tenancy agreement that benefit is paid direct to the landlord or agent. right to copy or use them other than for private study, non-commercial The government simply offered the council money in return for the council not increasing the tax. arrangements, broken down by year 1, year 2, and year 3 if necessary. For information please go to This is a tax free benefit for anyone looking after effectively orphans. The net Mayoral Allowance for the Civic Year 2021/22 is 15,447 and 1,005 for the Deputy Mayor. Remember we have lost 2,000 over the last five years.". I write further to your request, which was received on 22 June 2022, for Part of the 1930s Tibbington Estate in Tipton was demolished in the 1980s due to mining subsidence, and the land redeveloped with a sheltered housing scheme which opened in 1991. <> View as HTML. How this could be described, at the council meeting on Tuesday, by Cllr Eling, Sandwells Labour finance chief as the government penalising the people of Sandwell is difficult to understand. Fostering Fees, Benefits & Allowances - Sandwell Children's Trust Fostering Fees, Benefits & Allowances We all know that money isn't the first consideration when you are think about becoming a foster carer. Calle Adolfo Lpez Mateos S/N. Information produced by government departments including items which are 2.2 Where the term of office of a member begins or ends otherwise than at Other factors will affect how much benefit we can pay: these include the tenant's income, capital and household composition. 5. http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/mysandwell, 100K Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council. covered by Crown copyright can usually be used under the Open Government SocietyWorks Ltd If you want to use the documents for other Basically a list of who claims what. A further 69,000 will now be saved by scrapping several 'special responsibility' allowances paid to councillors who take on additional roles within the authority. carers looking after young people in 18+ Staying Put arrangements, broken For new claimants personal independent payment (PIP) has replaced disability living allowance. Please note, this response and any documents which are enclosed are Please could you release information of all current councillors allowances, additional funds such as broadband allowances etc and chair positions, vice chair etc. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future Rules are set by the government but it is paid by the local council. [5]www.sandwell.gov.uk/mysandwell. attached Benefits and allowances Charities Children 7 people with area of practice: Children; Commercial property 2 people with area of practice: Commercial property . We're waiting for David Davey to read recent responses and update the status. Basic Allowance 2.1 This is a basic, flat rate allowance payable to all Members of the Council. While the decision was made by Sandwells Labour council, the credit must go to the government. 1. http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/ Many of the items they sell are heavily discounted to ensure that they do not go to waste. Check your circumstances on the calculator or contact the welfare rights team. Six town-based improvement panels have also been scrapped, meaning payments for their chairs and vice-chairs will no longer be made. Wilmslow Date of request: 22/06/2022 Please detail any allowances that ALL foster carers can claim in If your spouse or civil partner's national insurance record was incomplete, the amount payable is reduced. They have obviously taken the lead from the confused economics of Mr. Milliband who has protested against every government saving and then promised not to reverse those savings. Elsewhere in Tipton, several maisonette blocks on the 1960s Glebefields Estate were demolished between 1989 and 1992, and the estate's two tower blocks were demolished in 2004. We provide commercial Children's Services In April 2013, an OFSTED report criticised Sandwell's children's services highlighting failings around domestic violence and rating the service inadequate. Which benefits does Sandwell Council provide? We don't know whether the most recent response to this request contains information or not if you are, The Governance Team, However, disability living allowance is claimed for children less than 16 years of age. Cheshire Wilmslow If you have certain care needs and problems outdoors you may qualify for personal independent payments, Find out about Voter ID and how to get free photo ID if you need it , Local Welfare Provision and food vouchers, Your Council Tax Reduction award notice explained. Sandwell Council is set to raise council tax by 3.99 per cent for 2022/23 - one percent more than its neighbours in Birmingham. Since the late 1980s, however, it has also demolished a considerable amount of post-1919 council housing. Find out about Voter ID and how to get free photo ID if you need it . If you have certain care needs and problems outdoors you may qualify for personal independent payments. Run by Volunteers and powered by Alaveteli. Under the changes, the council's deputy mayor will no longer receive additional payment for the role. You can claim child tax credits if you are at least 16 years old and are responsible for a child or qualifying young person who normally lives with you and your income is low enough for child tax credits to be paid. In other words, have a childhood. [Figures are the 2013-2014 amounts]. Legal Services, Sandwell Council House, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 3DE, England View in Google Maps DX 710070 SANDWELL. Another section of the estate was demolished in 2007 and redeveloped with a new public park as well as a small development of bungalows. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Download a zip file of all correspondence. . Please detail any allowances that ALL foster carers can claim in addition I can confirm that this will be reviewed and allocated to the appropriate year 2, and year 3 if necessary. Wycliffe House It is not just about them it also about members doing out bit and showing out commitment." "The reason I have pushed this through is I did not think it was fair to carry on as we were, given the cuts the council is experiencing. The first large redevelopment of this time came in 1992/93, when the West Smethwick Estate (known locally as the "Concrete Jungle" due to its network of interlinked concrete-constructed maisonette blocks) was demolished, despite only being around 25 years old, and replaced by a new low-rise housing estate known as Galton Village. See the online calculator to see if you may be eligible to claim. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council was created in 1974 to administer the newly formed Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands county of England. Data protection rules limit what information we can give a landlord without the tenant's permission. There is an urgent need for more foster carers across the country. Sandwell Children's Trust has the following expectations. Here are all the details of Reforma available below. We couldnt load the mail server logs for this message. Data Protection rules may prevent us from discussing a claim with you but you should still report this to us. Dear Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. It can top up your income to the minimum level set by the government. Required information is marked with an asterisk ( * ). 2. Maternity Allowance can be payable in some circumstances when statutory maternity cannot be paid by you employer. 5. https://twitter.com/sandwellcouncil If you dont see one, please check your trash or spam folder thanks! 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A large percentage of the multi-storey flats and maisonette blocks which were built during the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s in the areas which now make up Sandwell have been demolished. x/g. Licence and Open Parliament Licence at [1]www.nationalarchives.gov.uk. collections; fly tipping and pot holes. Internal review requests should be submitted within 40 days of the date of
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