Decisions

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has asked local authorities to make every effort possible to support rough sleepers and homeless households at risk of rough sleeping in terms of accommodation and support, notably to maximise Covid vaccination rates.

To this end, on 20th December 2021, the council was awarded £61,480 towards accommodation and £7,953 for vaccination support among this client group.

These monies are being paid as a ring-fenced grant paid under Section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003.

DLUHC has stated ‘the purpose of the grant is to:
• subject to individual assessments, make offers of safe and appropriate accommodation and support to people who are rough sleeping in order to facilitate vaccinations and safeguard from infection from COVID-19; and
• increase take-up of vaccinations among people sleeping rough by providing appropriate incentives…’.

Enter into a contract of a value of £30,158 with One YMCA to block purchase five units of accommodation with support for rough sleepers and homeless households for a period of 14 weeks

To remove the charge to permit the owner to sell the property now that the liability to the council has been paid for the Right to Buy Mortgage.

Head of Strategic Finance and Property acting under authority delegated within Part 3c, paragraph 8.4 of the council’s Constitution ‘Powers to incur capital and revenue expenditure, to seek recovery of amounts owed, to exercise discretion in recovery, alter or waive repayment periods or approve exemptions in relation to repayments, agree refunds, reduce or remit payments and waive fines, as detailed in the Financial Regulations and Contract Procedure Rules in Part 4 of this Constitution has decided to remove the charge from the property as there is no liability outstanding.