Issue - meetings
Welfare Reform - Impact on Council Tenants
Meeting: 19/01/2017 - Cabinet (Item 83)
83 Welfare Reform - Impact on Council Tenants 
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(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Housing Services)
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 Welfare Reform - Impact on Council Tenants, item 83
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- Appendix 2 Welfare Reform - Impact on Council Tenants, item 83
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- Appendix 3 Welfare Reform - Impact on Council Tenants, item 83
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Minutes:
The Portfolio Holder for Housing Services updated Members on the welfare reform, specifically changes contained within the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016. Details around commencement are still emerging and therefore it is intended to continue to update members as key actions and recommendations on the detail are known. Also further reports will be necessary on the wider strategic implications of the above and it is therefore it is intended to report routinely throughout 2017/18.
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RESOLVED: |
That Members |
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accepted and noted the key changes impacting on council tenants because of the latest welfare reform and legislative changes;
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accepted and noted findings from the Independent Accreditation around the Landlord Income Collection Service in 2016;
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approved the action plan to mitigate impact of welfare changes and support claimants during the changes; and
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delegated authority to the Director Communities, Partnerships and Housing in consultation with the Portfolio of Housing on updating the Rent and Income Policy to take account of legislative changes in line with the principles contained within the report
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(Moved by Councillor M Thurgood and seconded by Councillor D Cook) |
