Issue - meetings

That the 2020-24 Homelessness & Rough Sleeper Policy be approved.

Decision

That the 2020-24 Homelessness & Rough Sleeper Policy be approved.

Corporate objectives

Providing good quality affordable homes, in particular for those in most need.

Deputy Monitoring officer comments:

Further to Section 2 of the HA, local housing authorities are required to review homelessness in their district and formulate a strategy based on the result of the review.  A new strategy is required every four years.

The proposed strategy meets the statutory duties under the HA.

Deputy S151 Officer comments:

There are no direct financial implications as a result of this strategy.

Advice

Councillor Griffiths introduced the report to members and said it had been to Housing & Community Overview and Scrutiny Committee. She said the housing team had been under a lot of pressures due to Covid-19 and said they had coped admirably. The strategy has been updated in line with the latest legislation and legal requirements.

N Beresford said it replaces the 2016-2020 strategy and it is a legal requirement to have an up to date strategy. There is a change in the title which is a requirement from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) to include ‘rough sleeper’. The strategy outlines the five key commitments the team believes are relevant to prevent homelessness. The report also includes the key challenges for the service, including the impact from Covid-19.

Recommendations agreed