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House Project with Staffordshire County Council

Meeting: 10/10/2024 - Cabinet (Item 58)

House Project with Staffordshire County Council

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Housing, Homelessness and Planning)

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Report of the Portfolio Holder for Housing, Homelessness and Planning to update and seek approval for the pilot House Project Staffordshire which is a Staffordshire County Council SCC) proposal/initiative of which is over arched by County Council’s Sufficiency Strategy – Homes for Children in our Care 2023- 2026.

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet

 

1.

Approve the House Project (HP) proposal put forward by Staffordshire County Council for Care Leavers who wish to live in Tamworth and who are part of the project as shown in Annex 4.

 

2.

Endorsed the request of three – five direct matches per annum to Care Leavers who are part of the House Project and who have been selected in line with their Care plan to live independently and receive the full support of the House Project and its aspirations; and

 

3.

Delegated authority to the Portfolio Holder of Housing, Homelessness and Planning with the Executive Director for Communities to agree any further extensions to the project, past the two years remaining that County have commissioned for subject to a full evaluation

 

 

(Moved by Councillor B Clarke  and seconded by Councillor S Daniels)

 

 

Members thanked Tina Mustafa, Sarah Finnegan and Tim Leese with the work and support on this project.