Submission History: Motion by Councillor Jon Molyneux:- "Council notes that dozens of Pollokshields residents have been displaced for almost two months due to the collapse of a neighbouring tenement at Albert Cross. Council also recalls similar circumstances in the recent past affecting residents around the India Buildings in Laurieston, the Trinity Building in Park, and Lancefield Quay in Anderston, as well as the previous fires at Albert Cross. Council understands that in such circumstances, residents are largely prohibited from re-entering their homes until they are made safe, and that this can mean they lose access to vital documentation, medication, work files or other essential items. This can result in loss of earnings, disruption to studies, immigration problems, health worries and added stress, as well as meaning that people have to make expensive 'repurchases' of items, often while insurance positions are unclear and they may not be eligible for other sources of support such as the Scottish Welfare Fund. Council believes that residents who find themselves in this position should be well supported and notes that there is precedent for providing direct financial support following major fires, such as Sauchiehall Street. Council therefore agrees: 1. To make a donation of £150,000 to the Lord Provost's Fund for Vulnerable Citizens if it agrees to ringfence those funds for the purposes of enabling immediate, direct financial assistance to Glasgow households who are forced from their homes and are unable to return for an extended period due to action taken by the Council under emergency powers, such as those in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003. 2. To ask the Trustees to make awards of £2,000 from this fund to qualifying households, backdated to 1st April this year. 3. To ask the Trustees to consider whether the Fund can also be a suitable vehicle for gathering and distributing funds from citizens who wish to donate in such circumstances. 4. To instruct the Chief Executive to undertake a review of existing arrangements for supporting residents and small businesses in such circumstances, with a view to ensuring the Council and other agencies are as responsive and supportive as they can be within their powers, and to involve those with lived experience in designing any improvements. The outputs of this work will be reported to an appropriate Committee within two cycles." Help Icon

This is the history for the submission "Motion by Councillor Jon Molyneux:- "Council notes that dozens of Pollokshields residents have been displaced for almost two months due to the collapse of a neighbouring tenement at Albert Cross. Council also recalls similar circumstances in the recent past affecting residents around the India Buildings in Laurieston, the Trinity Building in Park, and Lancefield Quay in Anderston, as well as the previous fires at Albert Cross. Council understands that in such circumstances, residents are largely prohibited from re-entering their homes until they are made safe, and that this can mean they lose access to vital documentation, medication, work files or other essential items. This can result in loss of earnings, disruption to studies, immigration problems, health worries and added stress, as well as meaning that people have to make expensive 'repurchases' of items, often while insurance positions are unclear and they may not be eligible for other sources of support such as the Scottish Welfare Fund. Council believes that residents who find themselves in this position should be well supported and notes that there is precedent for providing direct financial support following major fires, such as Sauchiehall Street. Council therefore agrees: 1. To make a donation of £150,000 to the Lord Provost's Fund for Vulnerable Citizens if it agrees to ringfence those funds for the purposes of enabling immediate, direct financial assistance to Glasgow households who are forced from their homes and are unable to return for an extended period due to action taken by the Council under emergency powers, such as those in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003. 2. To ask the Trustees to make awards of £2,000 from this fund to qualifying households, backdated to 1st April this year. 3. To ask the Trustees to consider whether the Fund can also be a suitable vehicle for gathering and distributing funds from citizens who wish to donate in such circumstances. 4. To instruct the Chief Executive to undertake a review of existing arrangements for supporting residents and small businesses in such circumstances, with a view to ensuring the Council and other agencies are as responsive and supportive as they can be within their powers, and to involve those with lived experience in designing any improvements. The outputs of this work will be reported to an appropriate Committee within two cycles."".

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