Issue details
Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy
PDF 107 KBTo seek approval for an updated Homelessness
and Rough Sleeping Strategy, which sets out how the council will
work with partners to prevent and manage homelessness and eliminate
rough sleeping.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Affects more than 1 ward;
Decision status: Deleted
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 29/10/2021
Department: People
Consultation process
Housing authorities are required to consult
other public authorities, voluntary organisations and specialist
agencies before adopting or modifying a homelessness strategy. A
draft homelessness strategy has been prepared for stakeholder
consultation prior to the development of the final
strategy.
Consultees
These will include voluntary organisations and
registered providers, internal housing and welfare services, and
other public bodies such as health agencies, Probation, Police,
Adults and Children’s Social Care.
Making Representations: In writing to the Executive Director: People.
Financial Impact: The local authority receives grant funding from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to support action to prevent and relieve homelessness, as well as funding under the Rough Sleeping Initiative, and grant support for Discretionary Housing Payments. Actions proposed in the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy will be funded from these sources.