This report presents an Investment Plan to help prevent homelessness in Hambleton for the period of 2016/2020.  It seeks approval to invest £69,980 per annum for the next four years and to draw down a further £16,000 from already allocated ‘One Off Funds’ for three years from April 2017 for this purpose.

In accepting the recommendations, Cabinet will approve and recommend to Council that the proposed Investment Plan as set out in the report be approved and that £16,000 be transferred from the already allocated budget of £55,050 from the One-Off Fund annually for three years from April 2017 to fund a dedicated part-time individual sector worker subject to yearly review.

The subject of the decision:

This report presented an Investment Plan to help prevent homelessness in Hambleton for the period 2016/2020.  It sought approval to invest £69,980 per annum for the next four years and to draw down a further £16,000 from already ‘one off funds’ for three years from April 2017 for this purpose.

Alternative options considered:

None.

The reason for the decision:

Cabinet was satisfied that this Investment Plan would assist the Council deliver the priorities of the Council’s approved Homelessness Strategy 2015/2020.

THE DECISION:

That Cabinet approves and recommends to Council that:-

(1)     the proposed Investment Plan as set out in paragraph 1.7 of the report be approved; and

(2)     £16,000 be transferred from the already allocated budget of £55,050 from the One-Off Fund annually for three years from April 2017 to fund a dedicated part-time private sector worker subject to yearly review.