Decision details
Approval of the council’s new Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024-2029
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
This report seeks approval from the Mayor and Cabinet of the
council’s new Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy
2024-2029.
The council has a statutory duty under the Homelessness Act (2002)
to conduct a review of the nature and extent of homelessness in its
District (borough) every five years and to develop a strategy
setting out:
• how services will be delivered in the future to tackle
homelessness; and
• the available resources to prevent and relieve
homelessness.
The council’s most recent Homelessness and Rough Sleeping
Strategy ended in December 2023 and this new strategy fulfils this
statutory and mandatory requirement on the council in its role as a
Local Housing Authority.
Decision:
Pre-decision scrutiny questions and responses were noted.
DECISION
1. Approve the council’s new Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024-2029 and the Delivery Plan which underpins the priorities of the new strategy.
2. To note the outcome of the consultation and how it has been used to
shape the priorities of the new strategy.
3. To note the Equalities Impact Assessment as summarised in Section 4 of this report.
Action by
Corporate Director Housing and Regeneration (D. Joyce)
Director of Housing (K. Swift)
Report author: Una Bedford
Publication date: 29/11/2024
Date of decision: 27/11/2024
Decided at meeting: 27/11/2024 - Cabinet
Accompanying Documents:
- Approval of the council’s new Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024-2029
PDF 345 KB - Appendix. 1 for Approval of the council’s new Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024-2029
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- Appendix. 2 for Approval of the council’s new Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024-2029
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- Appendix. 3 for Approval of the council’s new Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024-2029
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- Appendix. 4 for Approval of the council’s new Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024-2029
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- Appendix. 6 for Approval of the council’s new Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024-2029
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- Appendix. 7 for Approval of the council’s new Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024-2029
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- Appendix. 5 for Approval of the council’s new Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024-2029
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