Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome: Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: March 12, 2026

Purpose: To receive and consider the recommendations of the report in relation to the Homelessness Strategy.

Content: RESOLVED that the Council’s Preventing Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy and Action Plan 2025-2030 be approved.   Reasons for the decision   A review of homelessness and rough sleeping in East Hampshire has informed the new strategy. The review ( Appendix C) evidences rising approaches to the Housing Solutions service over recent years, continued emphasis on prevention, and the need to sustain partnership working across statutory and voluntary sectors   Alternative Options Considered   No alternative option is proposed. It is a statutory requirement for the Council to publish and maintain a homelessness strategy based on a review of local circumstances.