Purpose

To recommend adoption of the
Policy and enable eligible clients to be more consistently assisted
across the South and East Lincolnshire Councils
Partnership.

Decision

1)   
That the Policy and Explanatory Notes attached at
Appendices A and B  be adopted with effect from 1 April 2024

 
2)   
That authority is delegated to:
 
a.   
the relevant Assistant Director to make minor and
inconsequential variations to the Policy in consultation with the
Portfolio Holder with responsibility for Housing, if agreed on a
countywide basis. This delegation would not be used to make changes
to the Policy that substantively changed the purpose of the
Policy;
b.   
the relevant Assistant Director to:
                         
i.        
make amendments to the local variations detailed
within the Explanatory Notes in consultation with the Portfolio
Holder with responsibility for Housing. This delegation would not
be used to make amendments to the Explanatory Notes that impacted
other districts, unless agreed on a countywide basis and
                       
ii.         
update and remove any superseded policy provisions
relating to discretionary housing assistance contained within the
relevant existing council policy in consultation with the Portfolio
Holder with responsibility for Housing;
c.    
the Chief Executive Officer to suspend the awarding
of new discretionary assistance under this policy in consultation
with the relevant Assistant Director and Portfolio Holder with
responsibility for Housing.

 
3)   
That, in addition to the minor and inconsequential
variations permitted within the Policy, authority is delegated
to:
a.   
the relevant Assistant Director to make initial
amendments to the Policy in consultation with the Portfolio Holder
with responsibility for Housing; to enable any appropriate
recommendations from other Lincolnshire district councils’
scrutiny of the Policy to be considered and incorporated, if agreed
on a countywide basis.

 
4)   
That the delegations to SHDC officers set out within
section 3 of the Explanatory notes be approved; and to the
Assistant Director – Wellbeing and Community Leadership,
Communities & Operations, and the Portfolio Holder with
responsibility for housing, as set out within section 6 of in the
Explanatory Notes (Appendix B).