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RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL
 
i)             
To proceed with the application for, and receipt of,
the grant allocation for the Council to provide or facilitate the
provision of 2 resettlement homes and 2 temporary accommodation
homes and 1 large (4+bed) resettlement home.

 
ii)            
To approve capital spend of £2.305m in the
2024/25 capital programme.

 
iii)          
To approve the revenue grant income and spend of
£8,000 in 2024/25.

 

Subject to Council approval:

 
iv)          
To approve the acquisition by Horsham District
Council of up to 5 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 &
Wellbeing.
 
REASON

 
i)             
To apply for, receive and use the grant to help
purchase / provide more affordable homes for the
district.

 
ii)            
& iii) 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.