Decision Maker: Homes and Housing Delivery Policy Committee

Outcome: For Determination

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: February 14, 2025

Purpose: To seek approval to accept and spend Bristol’s 2025/26 grant allocations for the Homelessness Prevention Grant, the Accommodation for Ex-offenders (AFEO) scheme, the Rough Sleeping Accommodation Programme (RSAP), the Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme (SHAP), and the Rough Sleeping Initiative (RSI).  

Content: That Committee (unanimously) RESOLVED:   1. To approve the report.   2. To authorise the Executive Director of Growth and Regeneration in consultation with Chair of the Homes and Housing Delivery Committee to enter into a grant agreement/Memorandum of Understanding and to take all steps required to accept and spend the Homelessness Prevention Grant (HPG), the Rough Sleeping Accommodation Programme (RSAP), the Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme (SHAP) and the Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant (RSP&RG) funding for 2025/26 as outlined in the report, including procuring and awarding contracts (which may be over £500k) in line with the procurement routes and maximum budget envelopes set out in this report.   3. To authorise the Executive Director of Growth and Regeneration in consultation with the Chair of the Homes and Housing Delivery Committee to invoke any subsequent extensions/variations specifically defined in the contract(s) being awarded, up to the maximum budget envelope outlined in this report.   4. To authorise the Executive Director of Growth and Regeneration in consultation with the Chair of the Homes and Housing Delivery Committee to bid for future funding from the Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme (SHAP) and if successful, to accept and spend the funding which may be over the key decision threshold.