Issue - decisions

The council has been allocated £914,198 by DLUHC in order to provide accommodation for rough sleepers and to encourage vaccination uptake amongst this cohort. As the total expenditure is in excess of £500k, this will be taken to Cabinet at the earlier available opportunity for authorisation (8 February 2022).
The council was only notified of the funding on 20 December 2021 and the deadline for expenditure is 31 March 2022.
Therefore, in order to ensure that these essential services are delivered at the earliest opportunity and the Council ensures the most effective use of the funding, the Chief Executive has taken the decision, in consultation with the Cabinet member for Housing Delivery, to authorise initial expenditure from Council resources, (circa £129k detailed below) pending the receipt of the DLUHC grant.
The Council is in a position to enter into an appropriate contract in respect of Arnos Vale Manor Hotel to commence delivery of these services with effect from 5 January 2022.