Decision - Private Rented Sector Offer Policy

RESOLVED: That Housing Committee:

1.    Agree to insert into the policy that any out of city placement would only be undertaken as a last resort and in consultation with each household.

2.    This will be inserted as an amendment therefore point 3.26 will be amended to state:

The policy allows the Council to also offer accommodation outside of the city to someone accepted as homeless by Brighton & Hove City Council. Any out of city placements would only be undertaken as a last resort and in consultation with each household. This means we will always present an option which would enable the household to be accommodated within Brighton & Hove. It would be that household’s choice whether they wanted to pursue the offer within Brighton & Hove. Examples where they may not want to consider this could be it is unsafe for them to live in the city; or they are already settled outside the city and feel moving back would cause disruption. This will be based on individual circumstances, but where a household         choose the option within Brighton & Hove, this will be the option we prioritise.