Issue - meetings

To consider a report from the Housing Needs and Resources Manager on the progress made with homelessness prevention, and to authorise the introduction of a homelessness prevention framework to progress work in this area.

Noted the successes already achieved in the prevention of homelessness, approved a Homelessness Prevention Policy Framework for discretionary payments and requested the Head of Housing Services to report further to the Cabinet after a year of operation on progress, cost and success of the scheme in preventing and reducing homelessness.

Further to Minute No. 06/123, a report by the Head of Housing Services was submitted (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) to which was attached a copy of a proposed Homelessness Prevention Framework for discretionary payments designed to support the Council’s preventative approach to homelessness.

Having considered the main aims, objectives and financial implications of the framework and in noting progress made to date on the Council’s homelessness prevention programme, the Cabinet

RESOLVED

  (a)  that the successes already achieved in the prevention of homelessness be noted; and

  (b)  that the Homelessness Prevention Policy Framework for discretionary payments be approved and the Head of Housing Services requested to report further to the Cabinet after a year of operation on progress, cost and success of the scheme in preventing and reducing homelessness.