Decision details

RESOLVED:

That the District Executive agreed to:-

a.

approve an increase to the base budget of up to £160,000 per year from 2019/20 as an unavoidable budget pressure to provide funding for services to assist single adults who are in need of accommodation and to prevent homelessness.

b.

award funding of £160,000 to Home Group, the current provider, for 2019/20 through extension of our existing Service Level Agreement for one year.

c.

authorise officers to assess, develop and procure a longer term arrangement for 2020/21, and delegated the final decision on the route to procurement to the Director – Service Delivery, in consultation with the Specialist - Procurement and the Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Culture.

d.

note the outcomes achieved as a result of SSDC funding in 2017/18, and funding awarded from Somerset Positive Lives partnership.

e.

support the use of £100,000 of the Flexible Homelessness Support Grant (FSHG) as a one-off contribution towards the £160,000 cost in 2019/20, and note that contributions may be considered against any subsequent FSHG received in later years.

Reason:

To secure future funding arrangements towards the cost of provision of services to assist single adults who are in need of accommodation and prevent homelessness.