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• Homeless Prevention and Rough Sleeping Strategy: Rough Sleeping Update and Action Plan

  Recommendations Approved

  ... the Committee noted progress on the Homelessness Prevention Action Plan, approved the revised Action Plan for 2025-2028, and approved external distribution of the Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant, including allocation to the Voluntary, Community, Care and Faith Sector.

• Rent Arrears Recovery Policy Review

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to help ensure rent and arrears are collected, protect the Housing Revenue Account, and provide support to tenants, the Committee approved the revised Rent Arrears Recovery Policy, which includes changes such as extending the policy to cover both secure and introductory council tenancies and clarifying the ethical approach to arrears collection.

• Equipment and Adaptations Policy

  Recommendations Approved

  ... the Housing Policy Committee approved the Equipment and Adaptations Policy, which outlines the policies and procedures for allocating equipment and adaptations to council housing in order to meet the council's statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010.

• Housing Capital Programme Final Position

  Recommendations Approved

  ...it noted the 2024-25 Housing Capital Programme outturn at the end of Quarter 4 and the updated budget position for the 5-year Housing Capital Programme (2024/25 – 2028/29).

• Commissioning the Supply and Fitting of Floor Coverings for the Council’s Housing and Corporate Estates

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to commission a contract for up to four years, valued at an estimated £6.5 million, with an external provider for the supply and fitting of floor coverings across the Council’s housing and corporate estates.

Attendees

Councillor Douglas Johnson (Chair of Housing Policy Committee, & Group Spokesperson of Charity Trustees Sub Committee) Green Party · City

Councillor Penny Baker (Group Spokesperson for the Housing Policy Committee) Liberal Democrats · Stannington

Councillor Fran Belbin (Leader of the Council) Labour and Co-operative · Firth Park

Councillor Rebecca Atkinson (Chair of the South West Local Area Committee) Liberal Democrats · Dore and Totley

Councillor Matthew Dwyer Labour · Birley

Councillor Talib Hussain Labour · Burngreave

Councillor Alison Norris (Group Spokesperson for the Housing Policy Committee) Labour and Co-operative · Woodhouse

Councillor Paul Turpin (Chair of the South Local Area Committee) (Group Spokesperson of the Economic Development, Skills and Culture Policy Committee) Green Party · Gleadless Valley

Councillor Richard Williams Chair of the Charity Trustee Sub-Committee Liberal Democrats · Stannington

Councillor Mike Levery (Group Spokesperson for the Finance and Performance Policy Committee) Liberal Democrats · West Ecclesfield

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