Purpose

To provide an update on the Tackling
Homelessness Transformation Programme.

Content

The Committee RESOLVED to note:

The report states that the Tackling
Homelessness Programme’s financial objectives include
£8,205,000 of recurring subsidy loss reduction in 25/26, and
a further £263,000 of recurring cost reduction on
children’s commissioning.?The programme continues to work on
additional initiatives that will result in further subsidy loss
reduction.
The report states that as per
approval of the Transformation funding at Strategy and Resources
Committee on 19 May 2025, the Tackling Homelessness Programme
revenue budget is £1,925,947 for 25/26, plus the rollover of
£792,000 from 24/25 programme budget that was not spent,
giving a total of £2,717,947 (plus £385,000 contingency
held centrally by CLB).
That no revenue funding has yet been
approved for 2026/27, but the programme will make a request as
necessary in line with the budget setting process later in the
year.