Decision details

Before the Committee was a report by the Director for Housing Wellbeing, 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 6.

The report before Members provided an update for both councils on the progress made against the Housing Strategy 2020-2024. Provided a summary of the Homelessness & Rough Sleeping assessment, and requested an extension to the housing and homelessness strategies (Housing Strategy 2020-2023, Temporary Accommodation  placement & Procurement Policy, Community Homelessness Prevention Strategy 2017-2022)  The report further asked Members to approve updates to the respective Choice Based Lettings Policies detailed in section 4.

Members supported the approach taken by officers and noted the unprecedented pressure on Housing.

Decision

1.    That the following strategies and policies be extended until the end of 2024

a)    Housing Strategy 2020-2023

b)    Temporary Accommodation Placement and Procurement Policy

c)    Community Homelessness Strategy

2.    That the progress and plans underway to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping contained within the report be noted.

3.    That changes to the respective Councils Choice Based Lettings Policies be approved.

4.    That Minor changes to be delegated to the Director of Housing and Communities in consultation with the respective Cabinet Members (Cabinet Member for Adur Homes and Customer Services and Cabinet Member for Housing and Citizen Services for Worthing) and wider approval for more significant changes detailed in section 4

Call In: The call-in deadline for the decision will be 5.00pm on 21 March 2024