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Cabinet is requested to accept a £400,000 grant from GMCA for Get Oldham Working on behalf of the Council to deliver the In Work Progression project.

The Cabinet received a report of the Director of Education, Skills and Early Years that requested acceptance of a £400,000 grant from Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) for Get Oldham Working on behalf of Oldham Council to deliver the In Work Progression project over the next two years starting January 2025.

GMCA had secured and offered each Local Authority funding for In Work Progression activity. Oldham Council have developed a proposal for Get Oldham working to support approx. 150 residents per year for next two calendar years, starting in January 2025 to support residents in work to progress, obtain better earning potential, find more hours or change jobs due to individual circumstances.

Options/Alternatives considered:

Option One: to accept the grant and deliver project.

Option Two: to not accept the grant and therefore not to deliver the project.

Option One was the preferred Option.

Resolved:

1.    That the Cabinet accepts the £400,000 grant from GMCA for Get Oldham Working on behalf of Oldham Council.

2.    That the Cabinet authorizes the application of the funding, as outlined in the submitted report, to deliver the In Work Progression project over the next two calendar years starting January 2025.