Councillor Barry Parsons

...the Homes and Housing Delivery Policy Committee of Bristol decided to note updates on the Housing Consumer Standards Programme, landlord compliance performance, resident's voice actions, Awaab's Law preparedness, asbestos safety, and regulatory review meetings with the Regulator of Social Housing.

...to note the Housing Complaints Performance and Service Improvement Report for 2024-2025.

...to note the financial objectives and budget for the Tackling Homelessness Transformation Programme, including a target of £8,205,000 in recurring subsidy loss reduction for 2025/26, a revenue budget of £2,717,947 for 2025/26, and the anticipation of requesting revenue funding for 2026/27.

... to note the information in the report regarding the Community-Led Housing sector, including the monitoring and review processes for the existing Community-Led Housing Land Disposal Policy and the Interim Community-Led Housing Enabling Offer.

...the committee authorized the Executive Director of Housing to accept and spend homelessness and rough sleeping grant funding for 2026-2029, including additional funding for children experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping prevention, and to bid for future funding from the Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme.