Decision details

The Director of Economic Development and Planning submitted a report updating Committee on the Homelessness Prevention Grant and seeking approval to use part of the grant to assist households who are homeless / at risk of becoming homeless.

RESOLVED THAT COMMITTEE:

1.     Agree to using part of the Council’s top-up grant to fund a temporary Homelessness Prevention Officer until the end of March 2025.

2.     Delegate Authority to the Director of Economic Development and Planning to extend the temporary contract until the end of March 2026 if top-up Homelessness Prevention Grant is awarded to Ribble Valley in the 2025/26 financial year.

3.     Agree to providing a deposit to private landlords to enable households, to whom the Council have a full statutory homeless duty, to move into settled privately rented accommodation.