Decision details

Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 - Grant Funding

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Use of Flexible Homelessness Support Grant.

 

Further use of Flexible Homelessness Support Grant.

Decision:

(1)        That in order to assist with meeting the additional duties introduced under the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, a new Post of (1 FTE) Homelessness Strategy Officer be created on a temporary contract for 2 years and 8 months from April 2018 at cost of around £134,000 (£50,300 per annum) based on Grade 9 of the Council’s Pay Structure at mid-point subject to Job Evaluation including on-costs, funded from the total amount of the Government’s Homelessness Reduction Act Grant.

Report author: Roger Wilson

Publication date: 12/12/2017

Date of decision: 07/12/2017

Decided at meeting: 07/12/2017 - Cabinet

Effective from: 21/12/2017

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