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RESOLVED
 
KEY DECISION
 

That the Executive:
 

a)     
Approved that the allocated spend of Single Homeless
Accommodation Programme (SHAP) funding to deliver supported
accommodation for adults experiencing rough sleeping with complex
support needs as outlined in Appendix A.

b)     
Delegated authority to the Executive Member for
Housing, Communities and Levelling Up in consultation with the
Executive Director for Adults, Health Partnerships and Housing to
undertake any decisions and actions required to enable the delivery
of this funding.

 
Reason for Recommendations:
 

·      
To ensure that the Council utilises the grant
funding secured to effectively help deliver supported accommodation
provision in North Northamptonshire for individuals with high
levels of complex needs.
 

·      
To safeguard this vulnerable cohort of adults
experiencing multiple exclusion homelessness by providing
accommodation to help them move away and recover from a life on the
streets.

·      
To enable a new contract to be established to
deliver the required supported accommodation for the funding period
2024/25 to 2026/27.

 
Alternative Options Considered:
 

·    
To not utilise the grant funding to deliver
supported accommodation provision resulting in a loss of the grant
funding.