We have been awarded £30,000 short term
funding to continue to assist people who are rough sleeping or at
risk of it and we also put a bid in (led by Progress Housing) for
£70,000 which we are match funding from section 106 money to
acquire 2 units of accommodation to be owned and managed by
Progress Housing to house rough sleepers. Attached to this there is
£29520 revenue funding to commission support
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure/Savings > £100,000;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
Notice of proposed decision first published: 01/12/2020
Reason for urgency:
We have been awarded £30,000 short term funding to continue to assist people who are rough sleeping or at risk of it and we also put a bid in (led by Progress Housing ) for £70,000 which we are match funding from section 106 money to acquire 2 units of accommodation to be owned and managed by Progress Housing to house rough sleepers. Attached to this there is £29520 revenue funding to commission support.
The funding bid was submitted in August but the decision was only confirmed on 17th November. The timescales for spending the funding is very tight, it must be spent by March and therefore it is not possible to wait for a report to go to Cabinet in January for approval – it must be taken to 16 December Cabinet.
Decision due: 16 Dec 2020 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member (Community Wealth Building, Social Justice, Equality and Diversity)
Lead director: Director of Planning and Development
Contact: Suzanne Ravenscroft, Housing Options Team Leader Email: sravenscroft@southribble.gov.uk.