Issue - meetings

(Report of the Director of Housing and Adult Services to be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Housing) To approve strategic priorities for the Homelessness Strategy for 2012-14 and the strategy and delivery plan attached to this.

Cabinet considered a report that provided an overview of the way in which the new Homelessness Strategy had been developed, what it was intended to achieve and how it would be implemented.

It was noted that the proposals built on the progress made through earlier work and also responded to challenges arising from changes to the welfare system and rising unemployment. The strategy had been developed in partnership with service users and stakeholders and was overseen by a multi agency steering group established in May 2011.

Cabinet was advised that the five key objectives for the strategy, as outlined in the report, had been identified through stakeholder engagement overseen by the steering group and would

RESOLVED:

1. That the findings of the review of housing need, the outcome of the Equalities Impact Assessment and the feedback received during the consultation on the draft Homelessness strategy be noted.

2. That the strategic priorities set out in the Homelessness Strategy 2012 – 14 and the strategy and deliver plan be approved.