Issue - meetings

[To approve the revised Private Sector Housing Assistance Policy under the Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002.]

1.    That the proposed amendments to the Housing Assistance Policy ve approved and published as required by the Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 for the purposes of:

i.      to amend the policy to allow a wider range of adaptations to be undertaken including:-

·      All stairlifts, modular ramps and ceiling track hoists – up to £8,000, including the provision of stairlift maintenance contracts

·      Bathroom adaptations to enable safe access to bathing and toileting facilities – up to £5,000

ii.    to provide a more comprehensive approach to assisting vulnerable households by considering “whole home” solutions rather than addressing issues on a piecemeal basis by enabling a single housing assistance proposal to be delivered under a streamlined grant/loan process.

2.    That the delivery of the Private Sector Housing Assistance Policy programmes through Wolverhampton Homes be approved.

Councillor Peter Bilson presented the Private Sector Housing Assistance Policy. The report sought to amend the existing policy, as detailed in the recommendations of the report and that the policy programmes would be delivered through Wolverhampton Homes. The revised policy would continue to be delivered within existing budgetary provision.

Resolved:

1.     That the proposed amendments to the Housing Assistance Policy be approved and published as required by the Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 for the purposes of:

i.       to amend the policy to allow a wider range of adaptations to be undertaken including:

·     All stairlifts, modular ramps and ceiling track hoists – up to £8,000, including the provision of stairlift maintenance contracts

·     Bathroom adaptations to enable safe access to bathing and toileting facilities – up to £5,000

ii.      to provide a more comprehensive approach to assisting vulnerable households by considering “whole home” solutions rather than addressing issues on a piecemeal basis by enabling a single housing assistance proposal to be delivered under a streamlined grant/loan process.

2.     That the delivery of the Private Sector Housing Assistance Policy programmes through Wolverhampton Homes be approved.