Decision - Next steps - Rough Sleeping and Accommodation during Covid 19 Pandemic and Recovery
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Next steps - Rough Sleeping and Accommodation during Covid 19 Pandemic and Recovery
Decision Maker: Policy & Resources Committee
Decision status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
Update on progress of moving on rough sleepers
and those at risk of rough sleeping accommodated during the
pandemic
Decision:
RESOLVED: That the Committee –
(i) Approved a capital budget of £2.800m to be included in the HRA Capital Investment Programme 2021/22 financed by HRA Borrowing of £2.100m funded by the rental stream and an MHCLG contribution of £0.700m. This is for the purchase of 12 new homes to deliver a Housing Led Support scheme for higher need rough sleepers;
(ii) Approved a capital budget of £3.240m be included in the General fund Capital Investment Programme 2021/22 for the acquisition of 30 properties on 10-year leases to deliver Rapid Re-housing for lower need rough sleepers. This wouldl be funded by a contribution from MHCLG of £1.163m and will require borrowing of £2.080m, funded by the rental stream;
(iii) Approved the extension of emergency short term hotels from October until March 2022 in light of continuing pressures of those to whom the council owes a statutory accommodation duty under the Homelessness Reduction Act in emergency accommodation;
(iv) Agreed to use the remaining 2021/22 Contain Management Outbreak Fund (COMF) grant (estimated at £1.615m) to support the continuing pressures caused by the pandemic of those in emergency accommodation to whom the council owes a Housing duty;
(v) Agreed to the acquisition of a hotel to deliver in the region of 15 - 20 rooms to enable provision for the SWEP between October 2021 and March 2022.
Report author: Sylvia Peckham
Publication date: 07/10/2021
Date of decision: 07/10/2021
Decided at meeting: 07/10/2021 - Policy & Resources Committee
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