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Revision to Private Sector Housing Assistance Policy

Meeting: 17/02/2021 - Cabinet (Item 10)

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[To approve the revised Private Sector Housing Assistance Policy]

Additional documents:

Decision:

1.      That the revised Wolverhampton Private Sector Housing Assistance Policy be approved effective from 1 April 2021.

 

2.      That it be noted that the Private Sector Housing Assistance Policy continues to delegate authority to the Cabinet Member for City Assets and Housing, in consultation with the Director for City Environment to approve discretionary awarding of grants outside the policy in exceptional circumstances via an Individual Executive Decision Notice.

 

Minutes:

Councillor Jacqueline Sweetman presented the report on proposals to amend the Private Sector Housing Assistance Policy to give the Council more flexibility to support a greater number of vulnerable and disabled residents with improvements and adaptations to their homes to enable them to live safely and independently in their own homes. The proposal would also have the effect of preventing wider demand on hospital, council and residential/community care services.

 

Resolved:

1.    That the revised Wolverhampton Private Sector Housing Assistance Policy be approved effective from 1 April 2021.

 

2.    That it be noted that the Private Sector Housing Assistance Policy continues to delegate authority to the Cabinet Member for City Assets and Housing, in consultation with the Director for City Environment to approve discretionary awarding of grants outside the policy in exceptional circumstances via an Individual Executive Decision Notice.