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(i)            to instruct the Executive Director – Corporate Services, in conjunction with the Executive Director –  Families and Communities,  to provide a Service Update on the costs and potential benefits of providing free school meals to Primary 6 and Primary 7 pupils;

(ii)          to note the Food Poverty Action Aberdeen Action Plan attached as Appendix 1 of the report; and

(iii)         to note the Food Poverty Action Aberdeen - Action Plan Update attached as Appendix 2 of the report.

(i)             to note the report with information provided by Aberdeen Cyrenians;

(ii)            to thank all those at Aberdeen Cyrenians, including the many staff and volunteers, who welcomed the Committee and provided an informative and interesting visit; and

(iii)          to instruct the Executive Director - Corporate Services, to formally write to Aberdeen Cyrenians expressing the Committee’s thanks for the visit.

The Committee had before it a report prepared by the Locality Inclusion Manager providing an update on the Committee visit to Aberdeen Cyrenians on 31 January 2024.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee:

(a)          note the report with information provided by Aberdeen Cyrenians; and

(b)          thank all those at Aberdeen Cyrenians, including the many staff and volunteers, who welcomed the Committee and provided an informative and interesting visit.

The Vice Convener in the Chair moved, seconded by the Councillor Radley:- that the Committee approve the recommendations.

Councillor Tissera, seconded by Councillor Watson, moved as an amendment:-

That the Committee:

(1)          Note the contents of the report; and

(2)          Agree the Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee should recommend to the Finance and Resources Committee to provide Aberdeen Cyrenians with £250,000 out of the £1m budget allocated from the 2024/25 Budget for Anti Poverty Measuresto help them and VSA deliver a fuel poverty scheme for citizens in Aberdeen who are suffering with Fuel poverty based on the Fuel Poverty Foundation principles.

On a division, there voted:- for the motion (7) – the Vice Convener in the Chair; and Councillors Allard, Brooks, Davidson, Hutchison, Kusznir and Radley; for the amendment (2) – Councillors Tissera and Watson.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)            to instruct the Executive Director - Corporate Services, to formally write to Aberdeen Cyrenians expressing the Committee’s thanks for the visit; and

(ii)          to otherwise adopt the motion.

- COUNCILLOR DESMOND BOUSE, Vice Convener.