The portfolio aims to empower citizens to have a greater influence on the design and delivery of statutory services in Powys. Beneficiary groups include those with poor mental health, carers, children, victims of domestic abuse, lone elderly people and people with a neurological disorder. This development grant of £25,000 will fund the salary of an existing officer to develop the portfolio, communication costs, travel and subsistence and a sum to cover organisational overheads related to the salary.