Issue - meetings

Housing Options Funding

Meeting: 12/01/2022 - Cabinet (Item 401)

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Housing and Environmental Health

To consider current short term funding arrangements for the Council’s Housing Service.

Additional documents:

Decision:

Resolved:

1.  That the financial position with regard to the Homelessness Reserve and resourcing the front line housing options service be noted.

2.  That the Head of Housing & Environmental Health, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing & Environmental Health and the Head of Finance & Revenues, be given delegated authority to draw from ear-marked grant reserves for homelessness to support the delivery of effective TVBC housing services.

3.  That the Head of Housing & Environmental Health, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing & Environmental Health, the Portfolio Holder for Finance & Resources, and the Head of Finance & Revenues, be given delegated authority to draw monies received from central government that are ring fenced for homelessness that may, from time to time, be provided to meet identifiable homelessness pressures, for purposes that meet the terms of those grants.

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report of the Housing and Environmental Health Portfolio Holder which sought delegated authority to enable the housing options service to better plan and target funding.

 

The Council is subject to a complex range of legal duties associated with allocations and homelessness, and experiences a high demand for front line housing services locally.

 

The proposals would allow the service to plan ahead and further respond to windfall grants that may be allocated in year and which are ring fenced for the purpose of preventing and relieving homelessness.

 

Having considered the options and for the reasons set out in the report, Cabinet agreed the following:

 

Resolved:

1.  That the financial position with regard to the Homelessness Reserve and resourcing the front line housing options service be noted.

2.  That the Head of Housing & Environmental Health, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing & Environmental Health and the Head of Finance & Revenues, be given delegated authority to draw from ear-marked grant reserves for homelessness to support the delivery of effective TVBC housing services.

3.  That the Head of Housing & Environmental Health, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing & Environmental Health, the Portfolio Holder for Finance & Resources, and the Head of Finance & Revenues, be given delegated authority to draw monies received from central government that are ring fenced for homelessness that may, from time to time, be provided to meet identifiable homelessness pressures, for purposes that meet the terms of those grants.