Agenda item

RESOLVED: that

1.            the steps already taken to secure additional permanent homeless accommodation to replace temporary provision and ensure that no service user will experience a reduction in service availability as lockdown measures are relaxed be noted

2.            the way forward for homeless services as set out in the report including the need to make representations to Welsh Government for ongoing funding to ensure the “No Going Back” strategy for single homeless people is sustainable be agreed

3.            it be noted that in the event grant funding is not at the levels assumed within the report, options for schemes will need to be reviewed and revised to achieve lower operational costs and within available budgets, this will impact significantly on the overall effectiveness of the approach.

4.            a direct award contract to Beattie Passive to deliver 50 temporary accommodation units at the Gasworks site be approved for the reasons outlined in this report.

5.                responsibility for the leasing of private domestic properties under the Welsh Government Leasing Scheme be delegated to the Assistant Director for Housing and Communities following appropriate advice from Strategic Estates.