Issue - meetings

The Cabinet considered a report on Homelessness funding including the use of funding for 2009/2010 and an update on the proposed use of grant for homelessness preventative schemes for 2010/2011. Following discussion it was:

RESOLVED:

(a)       that the latest position on the homelessness prevention and support schemes funded through the Communities and Local Government Homelessness Grant (CLG) 2009/2010 be noted;

(b)       that the Council’s performance in continuing to more than halve the use of temporary accommodation in advance of the Government’s 2010 target date be noted;

(c)        that the schemes recommended by the Bromsgrove Homeless Strategy Steering Group as set out in section 7 of the report be approved and funded from the Council’s CLG Homelessness Grant for 2010/2011 as detailed within that section; and

(d)       that the Strategic Housing Manager in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Strategic Housing be authorised to allocate any under spend  or make further adjustments necessary to ensure full utilisation of the grant allocation for 2010/2011 in support of existing or new schemes and to approve expenditure of the Non Tenure Specific Economic Recovery Fund.