Decision Taken By: CABINET MEMBER FOR Housing
Decision No: D090062MEM
Date: 18th May 2009
Decision(s) and Reason(s)
Disabled Facilities Grants
Minutes
The report provided details of the final spend against the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) budget in 2008/09. It also updated the position on the discussions with Russet Homes regarding the significant demand being placed on the DFG budget.
Following consideration by the Strategic Housing Advisory Board, the Cabinet Member for Housing resolved that:
1) the overspend against the 2008/09 DFG budget of £67,000 and how this will be met be noted;
2) the proposed notional allocation of £350,000 of the 2009/10 DFG budget on Russet Homes properties be noted and endorsed; and
3) the ongoing work to improve and adapt procedures at Russet Homes to reduce the demand on the DFG budget and to secure a long term viable solution to this issue be noted.
Reasons: As set out in the report submitted to the Strategic Housing Advisory Board of 18 May 2009.
Signed Mrs J Anderson (Cabinet Member for Housing)
Signed Leader: M Worrall
Signed Chief Executive: D Hughes
Date of Publication: 22 May 2009
This decision will come into force and may then be implemented on the expiry of 5 working days after publication unless it is called in.