Purpose

To consider an opportunity to
receive a further tranche of grant money from the LAHF programme to
purchase 5 homes as a resource to meet the Council’s
responsibilities with regard to housing
Afghan refugees and as a lasting legacy resource to support meeting
our wider homelessness duties.

Content

AGREED to:
 

·        
Approve receipt of the LA Housing Fund 2 grant in
the sum of £559,000for the purposes described.

·        
Authorise entry into the prescribed Memorandum of
Understanding with DLUHC delegated to the Monitoring Officer in
Consultation with Investment Board; and

·        
Fund the residual element for the 5 properties to be
purchased, delegated to the Section 151 officer to determine in
consultation with Investment Board members and delegate purchase of
individual properties to the S151 officer in consultation with
Investment Board. Range of funding needed has been identified in
the confidential Appendix A.

·        
Delegate acceptance of a further allocation from the
LAHF fund if additional funding becomes available either through
this funding round or future LAHF funding rounds to the Section 151
officer in consultation with the Investment Board, Portfolio Holder
for Housing.

·        
Properties to be purchased outside PE13 and PE14
post code areas.