Purpose

This report is to record a decision to
allocate LAFH grant of £372,000 to Prima Group for the
purposes of delivering six, three bedroom properties for
homelessness purposes.

Decision

For the reasons set out in this report, the
Corporate Director has decided to:
1)   
Award a grant of £372,000 to Prima Housing Group Limited to
deliver six units of accommodation for homeless households under
Round 3 of the Local Authority Housing Fund via a Grant Funding
Agreement (GFA).
2)   
Enter into a Nominations Agreement between the Council and Prima
Housing Group Limited for the purpose of nominating individuals and
households considered as eligible cohort to the properties made
available using funding from LAHF R3.
3)   
Enter into a Data Sharing Agreement relating to the above.
 

Alternative options considered

Not allocating the LAHF R3 grant to the
Recipient would risk missing the opportunity to provide six
three-bedroom new build homes to eligible cohorts and may place
further financial burden on the Council who would need to find
alternative solutions.
 
In relation to the Nominations Agreement, not
entering into a Nominations Agreement would put the Council at risk
of being unable to house individuals and households in need of
accommodation. This may also lead to a breach of the terms and
conditions of the MOU with MHCLG.