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Report of the Head of Regeneration and Welfare.
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The Head of Regeneration and Welfare introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, introducing Members to the Temporary Accommodation Options Appraisal findings and the proposed future approach to reduce B&B and nightly paid for accommodation usage.
RESOLVED to:
1) Note the Temporary Accommodation Options Appraisal at Appendix A to the report, which sets out the preferred approach for the Council to reduce its use of B&B and nightly paid accommodation usage for temporary accommodation purposes;
2) Note that a request for approval of a Capital Budget of £1,154,000 has been included in the Capital Budget Report being presented to Members at this meeting, for referral to Council for approval on 4 March 2021, to allow for the purchasing 8 properties for use as temporary accommodation;
3) Note that a request for approval of a Capital Budget of £2,647,000 has been included in the Capital Budget Report being presented to Members at this meeting, for referral to Council for approval on 4 March 2021, for the development of Station Road and Burton Road sites; and
4) Note the achievements delivered by funding secured from the Next Steps Accommodation Programme (NSAP) and the recent award from the Cold Weather Fund 2020.