Reference: D875
Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Public Protection
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
To authorise the approval of a Discretionary
Housing Assistance grant to an elderly couple whose household
income exceeds £16,000.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE PORTFOLIO
HOLDER:
1)Authorises the award of a Housing Assistance Grant to pay for the
cost of installing a new boiler and heating system
To directly improve the health and wellbeing
of Mrs J Nuttall in line with the priorities outlined within the
current Gedling Plan to ‘reduce hardship and provide support
to the most vulnerable and improve health and
wellbeing’.
The installation of a modern energy efficient central heating
system will allow Mr and Mrs Nuttall to adequately heat their
property and give greater control of their costs
Not to approve a grant to the applicants would cause severe physical and mental hardship for the family. This decision would be particularly hard on the applicant who is suffering from a number of long term medical conditions that have been shown to be adversely affected by the cold.
Publication date: 21/06/2019
Date of decision: 21/06/2019
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