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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