£1.9m cash boost for Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire has been awarded more than £1.9million by the Welsh Government for achieving improvements to services.
The money is given through the Outcome Agreements between the Welsh Government and all councils in Wales.
They focus on local government service improvement and are designed to link in with the Welsh Government’s priorities, using a grant as a central lever for improvement.
The grant, known as the Outcome Agreement Grant (OAG), is paid to the council according to the level of improvement they achieve and the outcomes they deliver.
Carmarthenshire County Council was the first in Wales to report progress and was awarded the maximum grant of £1,922,000 for its performance.
Carl Sargeant AM, Minister for Local Government and Communities said: “Carmarthenshire has clearly made a significant commitment to delivering this agreement, and to working in partnership with us and local agencies to do so. There were few if any grounds for doubt, with much evidence of very strong performance.”
The council was rewarded for its overall delivery of over 90 specific commitments to make improvements to health, to support people to live independent lives, support the local economy, protect children, for learning opportunities, improving housing stock, climate change mitigation, environmental improvements, cultural activities and more efficient and effective asset management.
Executive board member for resources Cllr Wyn Evans said: “We are very pleased that our Outcome Agreement has been so successful and that we have earned the full incentive grant funding available for us as a reward.
“We found the prompt and productive meetings with officials challenging but fair. We wanted to report and earn the full grant as quickly as possible to or invest it into front line services.
“Being first in Wales to get the full grant is due to all those service areas who contributed to the improvements made, and I thank all staff whose efforts made this possible.”
The money is given through the Outcome Agreements between the Welsh Government and all councils in Wales.
They focus on local government service improvement and are designed to link in with the Welsh Government’s priorities, using a grant as a central lever for improvement.
The grant, known as the Outcome Agreement Grant (OAG), is paid to the council according to the level of improvement they achieve and the outcomes they deliver.
Carmarthenshire County Council was the first in Wales to report progress and was awarded the maximum grant of £1,922,000 for its performance.
Carl Sargeant AM, Minister for Local Government and Communities said: “Carmarthenshire has clearly made a significant commitment to delivering this agreement, and to working in partnership with us and local agencies to do so. There were few if any grounds for doubt, with much evidence of very strong performance.”
The council was rewarded for its overall delivery of over 90 specific commitments to make improvements to health, to support people to live independent lives, support the local economy, protect children, for learning opportunities, improving housing stock, climate change mitigation, environmental improvements, cultural activities and more efficient and effective asset management.
Executive board member for resources Cllr Wyn Evans said: “We are very pleased that our Outcome Agreement has been so successful and that we have earned the full incentive grant funding available for us as a reward.
“We found the prompt and productive meetings with officials challenging but fair. We wanted to report and earn the full grant as quickly as possible to or invest it into front line services.
“Being first in Wales to get the full grant is due to all those service areas who contributed to the improvements made, and I thank all staff whose efforts made this possible.”
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