Decision details

Housing and Homelessness Strategies

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Decision made

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This report will present the Housing and Homelessness Strategies for approval.

Relevant Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Business Support Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Decision:

11/2009 The Cabinet adopted the Homelessness Strategy 2009-2011 subject to the Assistant Director, Housing and Corporate Services, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Community Services, being delegated authority to make minor changes to the Strategy to ensure its accuracy.
12/2009 The Cabinet adopted the revised Housing Strategy 2008-2011 subject to the Assistant Director, Housing and Corporate Services, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Community Services, being delegated authority to make minor changes to the Strategy to ensure its accuracy.

Reasons for the decision:

The Homelessness Strategy will allow housing services to take forward solutions for homelessness in a planned way, in conjunction with its partners, to target its resources accordingly and address its statutory obligations.The revised Housing Strategy takes into account the changes in market conditions to ensure that Medway is responding in a way that meets the needs of the changed economic climate.

Publication date: 27/01/2009

Date of decision: 27/01/2009

Decided at meeting: 27/01/2009 - Cabinet

Effective from: 06/02/2009

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