Purpose

LAHF Round 3 provides further capital grant of £450m over two years to support local authorities to provide sustainable housing for those unable to secure their own accommodation funded via the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

Decision

The Chief Housing Officer:

1. Accepted the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) capital grant which will part fund the acquisition and refurbishment costs for 16 homes under Round 3 of the LAHF scheme.

1. Accepted the MHCLG revenue grant which will be used towards the council’s costs to deliver the scheme.

1. Supports the purchase of 13 larger (4/4+ bed) properties under the resettlement scheme element and three standard size (2/3 bed) properties for general needs homeless families.

1. Supports the injection of funds into the HRA Council Housing Growth capital programme and provided Authority To Spend to enable the purchase of the 16 homes within the scheme.

1. Noted that the grant funding and HRA amounts are contained in confidential appendix A.