Decision details

To consider a proposal to fund additional rental loans for homeless people, to avoid housing benefit costs.

To agree the future use of the “Invest to Save” funding for the provision of rental loans and rental deposits.

(1)        That, following approval of the Invest to Save proposal of £30,000 per annum for three years in order to provide landlord deposits to homeless applicants by the Cabinet at its meeting on 3 December 2015, it further be agreed that:

(a)        the agreed budget also be used for the provision of both landlord deposits and rental loans in appropriate cases for potentially homeless families with dependent children; 

            (b)        that both a rental loan and a landlord deposit loan be granted in       appropriate cases to disabled people and applicants with extreme medical             needs; 

            (c)        that amounts repaid by applicants should be re-cycled to provide    further             landlord deposit and rental loans (or both in accordance with (a) and             (b) above) to potentially homeless households; and     

            (d)        the Housing Select Committee be requested to undertake the review          of the Scheme referred to in the Cabinet’s previous decision (minute 113,         decision 2(b) refers).