Decision details
Use of Contain Outbreak Management Fund to support to homeless population throughout Winter 2021/22
PDF 182 KBDecision Maker: Cabinet Member for Health and Communities
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
"The purpose of this report is to seek
approval from the Cabinet Member for Health and Communities to
utilise Contain Outbreak Management funding to:
a) Provide match funding towards the support worker element of
Derbyshire’s homelessness winter provision from December 2021
to March 2022, at a cost of £54,000."
Decision:
"9.1 That the Cabinet Member for Health and
Communities approves the usage of Contain Outbreak Management
Funding to:
a) Provide match funding towards the support worker element of
Derbyshire’s homelessness winter provision from December 2021
to March 2022, at a cost of £54,000, by grant payment to
North East Derbyshire District Council who will hold the money on
behalf of Derbyshire Homeless Officers Group.
"
Reasons for the decision:
Rough sleepers in Derbyshire will be supported
this winter in Covid safe accommodation, and thus be given support
to self-isolate effectively.
Alternative options considered:
"Do nothing: Whilst housing is not a statutory
responsibility of County Council’s, if this is not supported
there would be a missed opportunity to support the system-wide work
to provide a comprehensive service as possible to rough sleepers
across Derbyshire through the winter period, reducing their risk to
COVID while also supporting other health and care needs.
Consider strengthening other providers. This carries the risk that
complex situations requiring specialist homelessness support will
not be addressed. "
Publication date: 02/12/2021
Date of decision: 02/12/2021
Effective from: 10/12/2021
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