Common use of Department for Communities Clause in Contracts

Department for Communities. 4.1.1. The Department for Communities has a responsibility to ensure that the Affordable Warmth Scheme meets its aims and objectives and is delivered in partnership with local Councils and NIHE. 4.1.2. The Department undertakes to: ⮚ bid for funding to enable Councils and NIHE to administer the Scheme. Funding to Councils will be provided through NIHE which will transfer agreed funds to each local council on a quarterly basis (the funding model is under review and any revised model will be approved by DoF); ⮚ set a target for referrals which Local Councils will deliver to the NIHE annually and monthly; ⮚ where targets are required to be changed due to budgetary or scheme performance reasons give 2 months’ notice of an increase or decrease of targets; ⮚ provide each Local Council with data detailing the households to be targeted where appropriate; ⮚ provide reporting templates for Local Councils monthly progress reports. ⮚ continually monitor and evaluate the scheme through reporting arrangements with the NIHE and Local Councils; ⮚ provide advice to the NIHE regarding the policy of the scheme as required; ⮚ consider changes that will improve process or impact as the scheme develops; ⮚ carry out a final evaluation of the Scheme post 31 March 2024.

Department for Communities. 4.1.1. The Department for Communities has a responsibility to ensure that the Affordable Warmth Scheme meets its aims and objectives and is delivered in partnership with local Councils and NIHE. 4.1.2. The Department undertakes to: ⮚ bid for funding to enable Councils and NIHE to administer the Scheme. Funding to Councils will be provided through NIHE which will transfer agreed funds to each local council on a quarterly basis (the funding model is under review and any revised model will be approved by DoF); basis. ⮚ set a target for referrals which Local Councils local councils will deliver to the NIHE annually and monthly; ⮚ where targets are required to be changed due to budgetary or scheme performance reasons give 2 months’ notice of an increase or decrease of targets; . ⮚ provide each Local Council local council with data detailing the households to be targeted where appropriate; ⮚ provide reporting templates for Local Councils local councils monthly progress reports. ⮚ continually monitor and evaluate the scheme through reporting arrangements with the NIHE and Local Councilslocal councils; ⮚ provide advice to the NIHE regarding the policy of the scheme as required; ⮚ consider changes that will improve process or impact as the scheme develops; ⮚ carry out a final an interim evaluation of the Scheme prior to March 2022 and a final evaluation post 31 March 2024.