Decision - Next steps - Rough Sleeping and Accommodation during Covid 19 Pandemic and recovery

RESOLVED:

(1)      That the Executive Director of Housing Neighbourhoods & Communities and the Executive Director of Health & Adult Social Care be granted delegated authority to secure accommodation up to the end of December 2020, as set out in Option 2, by entering into contracts to extend existing arrangements (where possible) and by entering into alternative arrangements where necessary;

(2)      That it be noted that the council is currently bidding for interim funding for rough sleepers up to 31 March 2021 as part of the Next Steps Accommodation Programme (NSAP) bid. The result of this bid will not be announced until September. Therefore, a further report to this committee will be required to consider the outcome of the bid, the on-going financial implications and options for future provision;

(3)      That the Executive Director of Housing Neighbourhoods & Communities and the Executive Director of Health & Adult Social Care be granted delegated authority to enter into sub-lease arrangements with a third party provider where appropriate; and

(4)      That it be noted that both the upcoming Homelessness Reduction Board and Housing Committee will receive a standing item, updating Members in a way that enables them to monitor and record net progress needed towards safe re-connection and rehousing of rough sleepers (and those at risk of rough sleeping) currently housed in hotel/temporary accommodation to both reduce the future need for this accommodation and to achieve the council's goal of not returning rough sleepers to the street.