Issue - meetings

The Board received a report that provided an overview of performance of the programme of projects in receipt of ABG funding and the against Local Area Agreement (LAA) targets within the Boards responsibly during the Fourth Quarter of 2008/09.

A draft document, not for general circulation, was provided to members of the Board, which provided a more detailed breakdown of how the use of Temporary Accommodation (TA) was being addressed in the Borough. It was noted that in the future the Board would receive statistical information on a monthly basis.

In response to a query the Board was advised that there had been extensive discussion with Transitions Team to ensure that there was adequate planning for young people leaving Care in terms of housing. It was noted that the Transitions Team sat within Adult Services and that planning began three to four years before a child’s eighteenth birthday. Where a young adult so in higher education it was possible for them to received support from the Local Authority until the age of twenty-four.

The Board discussed how occupancy was checked to detect instances of fraud. There was agreement that there should be a more detailed report at the next meeting looking at this issue and how the Housing Associations and Council could work together to address this and providing an overview of the new National Fraud Initiative.

Concern was raised at the degree to which the Board was reliant on external agencies to supply information and consequently unable to meet targets that attracted additional funding.  

It was noted that due to a lack of information there were still several areas where performance could not be measured. There was agreement that a report should be produced and submitted at the next meeting providing an analysis of trends over the last two years.

RESOLVED:

1. That the report be noted.

2. That a report should be received at the next meeting providing an analysis of trends, in terms of performance, over the last two years.