UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF)
Case reference FOI2024/02079
Received 12 December 2024
Published 15 January 2025
Request
1) Details of any schemes or programs operated directly by the local authority under the UKSPF People and Skills priority area. Include the budget and the number of staff allocated to the program or scheme and where appropriate the length of the program or scheme.
2) Details of any organisation which has been awarded contracts by the local authority to deliver services covered by the remit of the UKSPF People and Skills priority area, such as upskilling, employment support, and skills provision. Include the names of the organisations, the amounts awarded, and the length of the contract.
Response
1) Details of any schemes or programs operated directly by the local authority under the UKSPF People and Skills priority area. Include the budget and the number of staff allocated to the program or scheme and where appropriate the length of the program or scheme.
A: The only programme/ scheme directly operated by the local authority that we have funded via UKSPF People and Skills priority area is the Youth Employment Hub. We have allocated £98,469.44 to match fund the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) grant for Youth Employment Hubs. The youth employment hub employs 3 people. Details can be found here: Youth Employment Hub – Herefordshire Council
2) Details of any organisation which has been awarded contracts by the local authority to deliver services covered by the remit of the UKSPF People and Skills priority area, such as upskilling, employment support, and skills provision. Include the names of the organisations, the amounts awarded, and the length of the contract.
A:
UKSPF Intervention
E33: Employment support for economically inactive people Herefordshire Voluntary Organisations Support Services (HVOSS) £149,965.05
Herefordshire Youth Employment Hub (match funding the Department for Work and Pensions grant for Youth Employment Hubs) £98,469.44
E35: Enrichment & volunteering activities HVOSS £71,901.18
E37: Tailored support for the employed to access courses Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce
£22,643.77
Herefordshire Ludlow and North Shropshire College (Work Hub) £59,321.28
Herefordshire Ludlow North Shropshire College (Retrofit) £33,328.37
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Group Training Association £114.040.00
New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering £110,919.95
HOOPLE Ltd £101,556.00
P J E Driver Training & Consultancy Services Limited
£96,000.00
Funding agreements end on 31 March 2025
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