Decision details

The Preventing Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy and Temporary Accommodation Placement Policy are both scheduled to be considered for approval at Cabinet on 10^th September 2024.

The Preventing Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024 – 2029 will enable the Council to fulfil its statutory duty to formulate and publish such a strategy every five years. 

The Strategy will also provide a framework for service development, resource prioritisation and partnership support, and thereby enhance outcomes for Kirklees residents who are vulnerable to or facing homelessness.

The Kirklees Housing Solutions Service Temporary Accommodation Placement Policy sets out how homeless households will be prioritised for temporary accommodation, both inside and outside of the district.

The Council’s current Preventing Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy runs 2018 – 2023: Kirklees Preventing Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2018 - 2023 and was approved by Council on 17 July 2019.

Extensive consultation has taken place with partners and key stakeholders, who have been instrumental developing the priorities and objectives in the Strategy.

In preparing this strategy and developing its priorities and objectives,  engagement has taken place with a number of key stakeholders, including:

·       Kirklees Homelessness Forum (KHF)

·       Registered Providers

·       People with lived experience of homelessness

·       Kirklees Health Inclusion Group (KHIG)

·       Colleagues from across the Council, including Homes and Neighbourhoods, Children’s and Adult Services

·       MHCLG specialist homelessness advisor

Key internal stakeholders have been consulted on both the Policy and the Strategy in the development process.

RESOLVED –

1)    That the draft Kirklees Preventing Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024-2029 be approved.

2)    That the refreshed Kirklees Housing Solutions Service Temporary Accommodation Placement Policy 2024 be approved.