Decision details

(Report of Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health)

The report gave an update on the current position regarding temporary accommodation and set out a number of options for the provision of such accommodation to meet the Council’s statutory housing duties.

Following consideration by the Communities and Housing Advisory Board, the Cabinet Member for Housing resolved that:

(1)          the current position on Temporary Accommodation (TA), including the significant budget pressures resulting from increased demand, be noted and the following TA procurement projects be approved for progression:

Partnerships with registered providers and third sector organisations, as set out in paragraphs 1.3.2 (1) and (2) of the report;

Private providers procurement exercise, as set out in paragraph 1.3.3 (1) of the report;

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council purchase of street properties and conversion/group property purchase, as set out in paragraph 1.3.4 (1) and (2) of the report; and

(2)          the other project proposals included in section 1.3 of the report be investigated further by officers and reported back to the Advisory Board within 12 months.