Issue - decisions

As a urgent matter under the Council’s Finance Regulations, to create a budget for expenditure to be incurred as part of the Government’s and Council’s work to address rough sleeping, in particularly, as a response to the greater risk to people experiencing homelessness as a result of the current pandemic.

The council has successfully bid for MHCLG Capital funds of £1.8m and contributed unringfenced S106 funding of £1.54m towards the purchase of 29 units of affordable housing. There is a further revenue grant of £433k to provide support to new residents once the council successfully purchases and brings the properties back into use. There is therefore no impact on the council’s General Fund Balance.

This decision will be reported to the next meeting of Executive and Council.