Homelessness Expenditure & Action Plan update

November 19, 2025 Community and Wellbeing Committee (Committee) Awaiting outcome View on council website

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Summary

...to note the actions taken to manage homelessness, the use of grants and reserves to cover increased expenditure for 2025/26, and to receive a further update on nightly paid accommodation expenditure in March 2026.

Full council record
Content

Following consideration, the Committee
unanimously resolved to:
(1)     
Note the priority actions points which have been taken to manage
homelessness over the past 6 months.
(2)     
Note the use of Homelessness Prevention Grant (HPG) and
homelessness grant reserves to cover the anticipated increase in
expenditure, for 2025/26, to enable the Council to meet its duties
under the Housing Act 1996 and Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.
(3)     
Agree that a further update regarding nightly paid accommodation
(NPA) expenditure be provided at the Community & Wellbeing
Committee in March 2026.

Supporting Documents

Homelessness Expenditure Action Plan update.pdf
Homelessness Expenditure Action Plan update Appendix 1.pdf
Housing Service Review - summary.pdf

Details

OutcomeFor Determination
Decision date19 Nov 2025