Decision details
Landlord Services - Welfare Reform & Preparations for Universal Credit
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To set out the resource requirements and
implementation arrangements for tenants regarding universal credit
from 2013 onwards
Decisions:
The report of the Portfolio Holder for Public Housing and Vulnerable People updating Cabinet on the impact of key reforms contained within the Welfare Reform Act 2012 on the Council’s Landlord Service and seeking agreement of actions and changes to policy in response to the reforms was considered.
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RESOLVED: |
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That: |
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a waiver to financial regulations to use Consult CIH to undertake work necessary to update the HRA business plan up to the value of £5000 be approved; |
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an amendment to the rent policy to allow tenanted transfers with rent arrears where this will alleviate financial hardship and seek to improve people’s living conditions, subject to the wider links to the allocations policy be approved, and; |
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the action plan resulting from the risk assessment be approved.
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(Moved by Councillor M Greatorex and seconded by Councillor R Pritchard) |
Report author: Tina Mustafa
Publication date: 25/06/2013
Date of decision: 20/06/2013
Decided at meeting: 20/06/2013 - Cabinet
Accompanying Documents:
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