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RESOLVED
 
Subject to Council approval of the capital
spend of up to £1.804m and £5,067 of revenue income and
expenditure at its budget meeting on 23 February 2026,
 
i)              
To proceed with the application for, and receipt of, the grant
allocation for the Council to provide or facilitate the provision
of two temporary accommodation homes, one resettlement home and one
large resettlement home; and

 
ii)             
To approve the acquisition by Horsham District Council of up to
four properties using the funds earmarked for this initiative,
provided that any such acquisitions are undertaken in consultation
with the Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources, and Cabinet
Member for Housing & Communities.
 
 
REASONS
 
i)              
To apply for, receive and use the grant to help purchase / provide
more affordable homes for the district.

 
ii)             
Full Council must approve the capital budget.
 
iii)            
Subject to Council approval, to avoid the requirement to seek
Cabinet’s approval for the purchase by Horsham District
Council of each individual property that would otherwise be
required to give effect to this initiative.
 
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS CONSIDERED BUT REJECTED AS
IDENTIFIED IN THE REPORT
 
The Council could choose not to take part in
the funding and not provide further homes. This has been rejected
at this stage in favour of accepting the funding to deliver as many
homes as possible in the timeframe to help fulfil the UK’s
humanitarian duties and also increasing temporary accommodation
stock to reduce homelessness.