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RESOLVED
 
i)             
The Horsham District Council Housing and Homelessness Strategy
2026-2030 be approved as set out in the addendum to the report;

 
ii)            
The publication of the Strategy on the Council’s website be
approved; and
 
iii)          
Authority be delegated to the Director of Communities in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing and Communities to
make such minor changes to the Strategy as may be required, as part
of the annual review or otherwise, and to arrange for the same to
be published on the Council’s website.
 
 
REASONS
 
i)             
The Council has a statutory responsibility to publish a
Homelessness Strategy every five years, showing how the Council
prevents and tackles homelessness. The Housing and Homelessness
Strategy includes an Action Plan, as suggested by statutory
guidance.

 
ii)            
As well as setting out the Council’s vision for preventing
and relieving homelessness, the Strategy also addresses the need to
provide affordable homes to meet local need.
 
iii)          
The Strategy is aligned with the objectives of the Council’s
Annual Plan, Local Plan, and relevant legislation, such as the
Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 and the Homes England Social and
Affordable Homes Programme.
 
 
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS CONSIDERED BUT REJECTED AS
IDENTIFIED IN THE REPORT
 
The Council’s current Housing and
Homelessness Strategy is due to expire in 2026. Due to the
statutory requirement to publish a Homelessness Strategy every five
years, the Council would not be fulfilling its statutory
obligations if the current Strategy was not replaced.