Issue - meetings

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Neighbourhoods)

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Neighbourhoods was presented to Cabinet. The report set out that the Homelessness Act 2002 required all housing authorities to have in place a Homelessness strategy.  In August 2018 the Government published its Rough Sleeping Strategy which set out the vision to, by 2027 support every person who sleeps rough off the streets and into a home.  Its main focus was eradicating rough sleeping and preventing homelessness.  A Homelessness Prevention and Rough Sleeping strategy was made a mandatory document for all Local Authorities to have as stated in the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.  Our new strategy identifies revised priorities drawing on the evidence base as well as our response to the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on service delivery.  The purpose of this report is for Cabinet to agree and endorse all principles within the report and its delivery plan.

RESOLVED that Cabinet:

1.     Approved the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2020- 2025 attached at Appendix 1

2.     Endorsed the evidence base Appendix 2

3.     Supported the community impact assessment (CIA) at Appendix 3. This was developed with stakeholders facilitated by external support

4.     Acknowledged the Health and Wellbeing Scrutiny input into the development of the strategy.

(Moved by Councillor M Cook and seconded by Councillor D Cook)