Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Resources
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
The Cabinet Member:
1)
Awarded specific grants for the funding of
Housing Related Support to be funded through the Housing Related
Support (formerly Supporting People) Programme to the following
organisations for the period of 1 April 2016 to 31 March
2017:
i. Axiom Housing Association – Hostel Accommodation and Drop-in Service - £530,000.00;
ii. Cross Keys Homes – Hostel Accommodation - £99,109.00;
iii. Genesis Housing Association – Hostel Accommodation - £58,066.46;
iv. YMCA – Hostel Accommodation - £250,059.39;
v. Peterborough & Fenland MIND Floating Support Service - £21,333.60;
vi. Peterborough Woman’s Aid – Refuge Service - £60,205.69;
vii. NACRO STORM Project – Floating Support - £35,200.32; and
2) Awarded a specific grant for the provision of Housing Related Support to the following organisation for a six month period of 1 April 2016 to 30 September 2016, with an option to extend for a further six months to 31 March 2017:
i. Home Group (Stonham) – Hostel Accommodation - £36,687.58 (per six month period).
The recommendations in this report will ensure that the continuity of Housing Related Support some of the most vulnerable in society is achieved.
Housing Related Support is provided for vulnerable people, often with complex support needs either in an accommodation based setting, through drop in support workers or through floating support provided by outreach workers. Our evidence shows that the Housing Related Support provided through the homeless hostels plays a significant role in helping to reduce homelessness in the city. Drop in and floating support reaches hard to engage groups, assisting people with complex and entrenched needs, often living chaotic lifestyles.
Under the Homlessness Act 2002 local housing authorities must have a strategy for preventing homelessness in their district. The strategy must apply to everyone at risk of homelessness. Authorities are also encouraged to take steps to relieve homelessness in cases where someone has been found to be homeless but is not owed a duty to secure accommodation under the homelessness legislation.
Cut funding completely and stop the Housing Related Support. Rejected due to the adverse impact on the provision of hostel provision and homeless prevention.
A procurement has been rejected because grants can be given to an organisation to fund a specific project, which in this case is the funding towards the cost of support staff providing Housing Related Support, in order to meet the support needs of vulnerable groups in the city. Grant agreements will be used by the Council in respect of the funding being undertaken by the grant recipients.
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Cabinet Member Decision Notice APR12/CMDN/046
Medium Term Financial Strategy 2015/2016 – 2024/2025
Housing Strategy 2011 - 2015
Homelessness Strategy 2013 - 2018
Publication date: 04/05/2016
Date of decision: 04/05/2016
Effective from: 10/05/2016
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