Decision details

Housing Allocations

Decision Maker: Chief Executive

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Emergency Decision due to suspension of Council meetings including Cabinet as a result of Government Directives of social contact/social distancing, to increase accommodation capacity to meet the requirement to find accommodation for all homeless people during the current crisis and to allow partial continuation of housing allocations whilst maintaining requirements around social distancing and social contact restrictions currently in place

Decision:

Proposal set out in section 2.1 agreed, subject to efforts being made to keep moves to a minimum and always ensuring adherence to government guidance re social distancing etc.
Proposal set out at section 2.2 agreed, with an option to sign temp agreement if they prefer not to sign full introductory tenancy straight away.
Proposal at 2.3.ii) agreed so use not allocated as temporary accommodation.
Proposals at 2.4 and 2.5 agreed and that no more Home from Home properties should be identified and furnished.
(See attached report)

Publication date: 23/04/2020

Date of decision: 14/04/2020