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Landlord Services - Welfare Reform & Preparations for Universal Credit

25/06/2013 - Landlord Services - Welfare Reform & Preparations for Universal Credit

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.

 

 

RESOLVED:

 

That:

 

1

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;

 

2

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;

 

3

the action plan resulting from the risk assessment be approved.

 

 

 

(Moved by Councillor M Greatorex and seconded by Councillor R Pritchard)