A pot of Liverpool Council cash handed out across the city for the benefit of communities is to be paused.
The local authority’s cabinet is expected to sign off on plans to halt spending of the Mayoral Neighbourhood Fund (MNF) for three months when it meets tomorrow morning. It has been proposed the fund is subject of a rapid review involving members elected during May’s upcoming all out elections.
MNF is a discretionary budget provided to ward councillors to support the delivery of their ward priorities. It is used to fund a wide range of activities and service provision from community clean ups, youth provision, additional rodent baiting, community greening, seasonal animation and supporting charities and organisations. Its operational delivery is managed by the council’s Streetscene service, with support from the grants and performance team, who provide administrative support and carry out due diligence on requests for grant funding.
