Decision details
HOMELESSNESS BUDGET
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To consider virement proposals from within the base budget 2005/06, to meet anticipated additional costs arising from increased demand for homelessness provision.
Decision:
That
(a) £300,000 be vired from the Environment Budget to the Homelessness Budget; and
(b) a Comprehensive Improvement Plan for Homelessness, including short and long-term solutions be drafted and submitted to Cabinet in July.
Reasons for the decision:
The budget provision for Homelessness is under extreme pressure in terms of meeting statutory provision and will overspend in the event that additional resources are not identified.
Alternative options considered:
Use of reserves.
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Publication date: 13/06/2005
Date of decision: 09/06/2005
Decided at meeting: 09/06/2005 - Cabinet
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