Issue - decisions

Date of Decision:

15/11/24

Title:

Temporary Accommodation Portfolio

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Ian Spicer, Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health

Details of Specific Cabinet Delegation

or Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

Section 4c3: STRATEGIC DIRECTOR OF ADULT CARE, HOUSING AND PUBLIC HEALTH – DELEGATED EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS

The Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health is authorised1 to discharge executive functions2 through the commissioning and provision of social services for adults and public health services for the whole population and delivery of housing for the Borough, including:-

2. Housing (d) Housing Options

Decision:

To approve 30 HRA properties be added to the dispersed TA portfolio. This would increase the total size of the portfolio of 173 HRA properties.

Reasons for the Decision:

The Council must provide temporary accommodation to certain homeless households. In recent years the number of households requiring temporary accommodation has increased significantly – by almost 20% between 2022/23 and 2023/24.

The purpose of this Officer Decision is to agree to increase the current dispersed portfolio by 30 properties to increase the size to 173

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

None

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

Reports or parts of reports considered

Officer Decision Report to approve 30 HRA properties be added to the dispersed TA portfolio. This would increase the total size of the portfolio of 173 HRA properties.

Approved by Ian Spicer, Strategic Director of Adults, Housing and Public Health.