Purpose

To mitigate the expected increased pressures
on local authority homelessness as sponsorship/family placements
arrangements come to an end by increasing the provision of
affordable housing available to local authorities to support
Ukrainian families who are homeless and at risk of
homelessness.
In December 2022 The Department for Homes, Levelling Up and
Communities (DHLUC) launched the Local Authority Housing Fund
round1 . BCC has accepted the Local Authority Housing Fund grant of
£4,180,912 . The council agreed to utilise the grant under
the Affordable Homes Policy. The LAHF Programme is delivering homes
under Project 1000 Affordable Housing Programme with Executive
Director for G

Content

To grant £1.038m to Ashly Community
Housing for the provision of 12 flats to provide tenancies with
affordable rents for Ukrainian resettled people as nominated by BCC
for ten years, and thereafter as general needs affordable
housing.