Purpose

The authority has received an allocation of
additional Rough Sleeper Initiative (RSI) funding of £89,141
for ‘Move on and Prevention’ to be spent or committed
by end of March 2024.
 
The DLUHC RSI advisor has approved our
delivery plans which include:
• To increase the number of Rough Sleeper
Emergency Beds (RSEB) delivered by Anglia Care Trust, from four to
eight from 11 November 2023 for 12 months
• The contract value is an additional
£37,856
• This will bring the total contract
value to £75,712
 
These additional bed spaces will be used to
prevent rough sleeping by referring people straight from custody or
hospital who would have otherwise slept rough. They will support
the wider aim of the Rough Sleeper Initiative to end rough sleeping
and support the Service Area Operational Plan target of no more
than 9 rough sleepers in the November annual count.
 
Delivering on this project both improves
outcomes for rough sleepers themselves and the town, supporting the
Corporate Plan priorities:
• A thriving town centre
• Meeting the housing needs of out
community
 

Decision

The decision has been made waive Contract
Standing Orders.
 
Reason:
Due to the funding being required to be spent
or committed by the end of March 2024. Anglia Care Trust are also
the sole provider of this type of high need accommodation within
Ipswich.