Decision details

Homelessness Prevention and Rough Sleeping Strategy

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

 

To approve the council's strategy to prevent homelessness and rough sleeping.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) Rough Sleeping Strategy, published August 2018, requires all local authorities to update their existing strategies to homelessness and rough sleeping strategies. By 31st December 2019 housing authorities are required to:

§ make available their strategies online and submit them to MHCLG and;

§ publish annual action plans.

 

The MHCLG Rough Sleeping Strategy 2018, requires local authorities to develop and publish an annual improvement plan for the strategy.

 

 

Decision:

 

That:

(a) the Strategy for the Prevention of Homelessness and Rough Sleeping at appendix 1 be approved, with the additional inclusion of reference to migrants and pets.

 

Alternative options considered:

 

Not to adopt a Homelessness Prevention and Rough Sleeping Strategy for Herefordshire. This is not recommended as the strategy is a statutory document, which requires updating in accordance with the Homelessness Act 2002 and the MHCLG Rough Sleeping Strategy 2018.

Reason Key: Strategic nature / impact on communities;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Contact: Hayley Crane, Strategic Housing Manager Email: hcrane@herefordshire.gov.uk Tel: 01432 261919.

Publication date: 19/12/2019

Date of decision: 19/12/2019

Effective from: 31/12/2019

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