Decision details

Before the Committee was a report by the Director for Housing and Communities, copies of which had been circulated to all Members and a copy of which is attached to the signed copy of these minutes as Item 7.

The report sought approval of the use of grant funding allocated to Adur District Council for the provision of homes for refugees under the Local Authority Housing Fund (LAHF) programme. Approval was needed to allow the councils to deliver the programme

The grant could be spent on purchasing new homes or refurbishing existing properties. In Adur both options were being explored, it was considered that the best use of the grant funding was to purchase new properties.

This report set out the need for the homes, the funding which the council could benefit from to deliver the homes, and the options considered to deliver this programme.

Members discussed the report and explored deadlines for funding and type and location of Housing.

Decision

1)     That the Local Authority Housing Fund grant of £559,066 from the government be accepted and delivering the accommodation required under the fund be confirmed.

2)     That the preferred delivery option - to purchase new property be adopted and a budget of £549,948 by way of a loan (49% of the total project budget) be approved.

3)     That a total budget of £1,109,024, comprising the grant of £559,066, and loan of £549,958, to deliver this programme be approved.

4)     That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director for Housing and Homelessness Prevention to approve the selection of properties which this funding is allocated to, for either purchase or refurbishment.

Call-in

The call-in deadline for the decisions will be 5.00pm on Tuesday 19 December 2023.