Decision details

Decision

RESOLVED

-      Agrees to accept the £871,000 of Local Authority Housing Fund grant if successful in our higher bid, or (if not successful with the higher bid)

-      Agrees to accept the £611,000 of Local Authority Housing Fund grant (as per the original offer)

-      Uses the LAHF grant to part fund the purchase of four or six (dependent on level of grant secured) further units of temporary accommodation

-      Gives delegated authority to the Section 151 Officer [or other member of Corporate Leadership Team] in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Peoples’ Services, to agree the actual purchases of the properties (within the identified budget limits).

Reason for the decision:

To seek approval for the Council to accept the LAHF grant and use the grant to help acquire further homes to use as temporary accommodation