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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST RELATING TO THIS ITEM:
 
None
 

RESOLVED:
 
That Cabinet:
 
1.   
Approved, in accordance with Contract Standing Orders (CSOs)?21.01
and CSO?2.01(c), the acceptance of the grant from the Ministry of
Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) for the Rough
Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant (RSPARG) for the funding
period 2025–26.

2.   
Noted that the total grant funding amount was £2,137,751,
with the detailed breakdown of the allocated funding set out in
Appendix?A of the report.
 

Reasons for decision

 
Haringey Council had
been awarded grants totalling £2,137,751 by MHCLG for the
2025/26 financial year. The funding was ring?fenced for the purpose
of preventing, reducing and ending homelessness and rough
sleeping.
 
The grants enabled the
Council to carry out its statutory responsibilities under
legislation including the Homelessness Reduction Act?2019, the Care
Act?2014, and the Equality Act?2010, by providing housing?related
support to vulnerable people to help them live independent and
fulfilling lives within the community for as long as possible.
 
In addition, the
grants supported the Council in achieving the strategic aims set
out in the Corporate Delivery Plan?2024–26, and contributed
to the strategic objectives of Adult Social Care and the Rough
Sleeping Strategy?2023–27.
 

Alternative options considered

 
The Council had a
legal and statutory obligation, as defined by the Homelessness
Reduction Act, to prevent and relieve homelessness. Acceptance of
the grant enabled the Council to meet these statutory duties in
relation to homelessness prevention and relief.