Purpose

This report records the decision to award a
capital grant to Plus Dane Housing for the purposes of securing
additional properties for homelessness and resettlement
purposes.

Decision

For the reasons set out in this report, the
Corporate Director has decided to:
1)   
Award a grant for the sum of £357,700 to Plus Dane Housing Limited for the purpose of providing
four properties to accommodate 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 Plus
Dane Housing 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 three two
to three bedroom and one four-bedroom 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.