Purpose

To
deliver a report from the New Models of Housing Delivery project, outlining
options to increase access to affordable housing.

Content

(a)    That Dorset Council adopt the Temporary Accommodation
Lease Model (set out at appendix 2 of the report of 29 April 2025) and that
authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Adults & Housing, in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Health & Housing to implement the
model.

(b)    That Dorset Council endorse the approach described in
Settled Accommodation Lease Model (set out at appendix 3 of the report) and
requests that options for the delivery, funding and management of the model,
including corporate structures and partnership delivery, be explored, and reported
back to Cabinet for approval of the recommended approach.

(c)    That Dorset Council endorse the approach described in
Development Partnership Pilot Model (set out in appendix 4) and requests that
options for the partnership delivery be explored and reported back to Cabinet
for approval of the recommended approach.  

(d)   
That Dorset Council adopt the approach described in Asset Led
Development Pilot Model (set out in appendix 5) and that that authority be
delegated to the Executive Director for Adult & Housing, in consultation
with the Cabinet Member for Health & Housing to implement the model.

(e)   
That Dorset
Council explores and report back to Cabinet on options for its housing company.

Reason for the decision

To address the objective of ending the use
of bed and breakfast accommodation for homeless households. Options offer
short, medium and long-term delivery solutions.