Decision details

Additional Capital Grant Application - Trinity Centre (DD24)

Decision Maker: z Cabinet Member for Housing & Asset Management Decision Day - DISCONTINUED

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

1.    That an additional capital grant contribution of £25,000 to Trinity Winchester from the HRA’s New Homes unallocated sites capital budget to support the delivery of 11 units of affordable social housing, be approved.

 

2.    That the Service Lead: Legal be authorised to enter into a grant agreement between Trinity Winchester and the Council which provides the grant terms and conditions, inclusive of project delivery milestones, timeframes, and any clawback arrangements.

Reasons for the decision:

The report provided information to support an additional and final capital grant contribution to Trinity Winchester of £25,000 from the HRA New Homes unallocated sites capital budget to support the delivery of 11 units of affordable social housing.

A further contribution from the council will complete Trinity Winchester’s funding appeal to build a bespoke affordable social housing scheme for the most excluded rough sleepers. The scheme will help the Council to deliver on the government’s commitment to end rough sleeping by 2027.

The funding contribution also supports the aims and objectives of the Council’s Preventing Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2019 – 2024 with its pledge to eradicate rough sleeping by 2023 (except by choice).

Alternative options considered:

Refusing the Trinity Winchester funding request had been considered and rejected as once completed the project would support the Council to deliver on its statutory homelessness duties and offer a viable longer term local housing offer to those rough sleeping.

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Contact: Gillian Knight, Corporate Head: Housing (Interim) Email: gknight@winchester.gov.uk.

Report author: Gillian Knight

Publication date: 07/12/2020

Date of decision: 07/12/2020

Decided at meeting: 07/12/2020 - z Cabinet Member for Housing & Asset Management Decision Day - DISCONTINUED

Accompanying Documents:

 

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