Strategy and Policy:
(i) to approve the Homelessness Strategy.
(ii) to adopt the Eligibility Criteria (as outlined in Appendix A of the report) for access to all council funded temporary accommodation.
Delivery Plan: Services for Single People and Childless Couples
(iii) to retain the Dawn Centre as a temporary hostel for homeless single people consisting of 44 units
(iv) the Executive to consider the proposal to close Lower Hastings Street and Loughborough Road hostels subject to consultation with Trade Unions and affected staff.
(v) to commission support for single people and childless couples in 220 units of accommodation. 85 of these units will be for young people aged 16 to 24 years old and 135 would be for single people and childless couples aged over 21.
Delivery Plan: Floating Support Provision
(vi) to increase floating support to provide 395 units through retaining 175 units in-house (includes the Revolving Door Service) and commissioning 220 units from external providers. It is proposed that generic floating support will be commissioned for all client groups except offenders as it is recognised that this high risk client group requires specialist support.