Decision details

Local Authority Social Housing Grant

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Decision made

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This report outlined a request from Support Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee, from their meeting on 10 April 2003, for the Cabinet to identify as a matter of urgency what action was required to ensure that funding was not lost as a result of the abolition from June 2003 of the Local Authority Social Housing Grant (LASHG).

Decision:

The Cabinet noted the report and progress against LASHG schemes.
The Cabinet approved the virement of £250,000 from the DIYSO programme to complete the match funding of £1.1m required for the Direct Access Hostel.
The Cabinet agreed that officers provide a list of schemes that could be completed within the timescale available for consideration by Cabinet.

Reasons for the decision:

To ensure that concerted action was taken to achieve the full LASHG allocation.

Publication date: 15/04/2003

Date of decision: 15/04/2003

Decided at meeting: 15/04/2003 - Cabinet

Effective from: 24/04/2003

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