Issue - meetings

This report proposes amendments to the Private Sector Housing Grants Assistance Policy, to provide more flexible use of the Better Care Fund allocation. The Private Sector Housing Grants Assistance Policy was originally agreed by the Committee in June 2017 and launched in December 2017.

It was resolved:

(1)      That the Committee agreed to recommend to amend the Housing Grants Assistance Policy.

The Committee received a report proposing that it recommend amendments to the Private Sector Housing Grants Assistance Policy to the Council, to provide more flexible use of the Better Care Fund allocation.

The following matter was considered:

a)            Support to vulnerable residents who do not qualify for financial assistance. The Committee was informed that support was available to vulnerable residents who did not qualify for financial assistance under the means test of the Policy. This support took the form of signposting residents to other services likely to be of assistance, offering a chargeable service for works, or sharing information regarding Council approved contractors.

Following consideration it was resolved:

(1)      That the Committee agreed to recommend to amend the Housing Grants Assistance Policy.