Issue details
Sheltered Housing and Tenants Activity Pot
In March 2018 Cabinet approved the Tenant’s Activity Pot (TAP) initiative, to make available funds for tenants living in sheltered housing to organise and take part in activities that tackle loneliness and isolation.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Issue Closed in System
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 30/08/2018
Open/Exempt: Open;
Decision due: 27 Sep 18 by Grants Determination (Cabinet) Sub-Committee
Lead member: Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Adults, Health and Wellbeing
Lead director: Corporate Director, Health, Adults and Community
Department: Health, Adults and Community
Contact: Warwick Tomsett, Joint Director, Integrated Commissioning Email: warwick.tomsett@towerhamlets.gov.uk.
Consultation process
- Two rounds of focus groups with
sheltered tenants and
their family members– over 300 tenants have taken part
in these focus groups - Workshops with sheltered housing landlords and support providers
- Internal discussions with Public Health and Community Commissioning teams
Has an Equality Analysis been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment?: An EqIA was completed on 7 March 2018 in respect of the Cabinet paper.
What supporting documents or other information will be available?: 'Sheltered Housing' Cabinet Paper, Item 5.13, 20 March 2018 http://democracy.towerhamlets.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=720&MId=7707&Ver=4