Issue - meetings

This report looks at the activity governed by the Housing Act 1996, the Homelessness Act 2002 and the City of York Council’s Homelessness Strategy 2008-13 in respect of the financial year 2011/12.  The primary focus is to report on prevention work, the trends of statutory homelessness, Youth Homeless Services and the work of the Resettlement Services and Housing Registrations Team to outline service developments throughout the year and future targets.

RESOLVED:       (i)      That the contents of the report be noted.

(ii)      That the priorities for 2012/13 as set out in paragraph 9 of the report, the targets and the forthcoming plan be agreed.

REASON:               To ensure the council continues to meet its statutory responsibilities and supports the most vulnerable in society.

The Cabinet Member considered a report that looked at the activity governed by the Housing Act 1996, the Homelessness Act 2002 and the City of York Council’s Homelessness Strategy 2008-13 in respect of the financial year 2011/12.  The primary focus was to report on prevention work, the trends of statutory homelessness, Youth Homeless Services and the work of the Resettlement Services and Housing Registrations Team to outline service developments throughout the year and future targets.

The Service Manager (Homelessness) drew the Cabinet Member’s attention to paragraph 6 of the report which stated that the Housing Options Team have seen an increase in demand for services which has been evidenced by an increase of 76 percent in contacts at Customer Service Centre 3350 this year, with a similar increase the previous year. With regard to appendix 1 (Homelessness Performance 2011-12) she stated that the figures were pleasing.  She referred the Cabinet Member to paragraph 9 of the report which listed the work which would be given priority within the team in 2012-13 and which included the re-provision of Ordnance Lane.

RESOLVED:       (i)      That the contents of the report be noted.

(ii)      That the priorities for 2012/13 as set out in paragraph 9 of the report, the targets and the forthcoming plan be agreed.

REASON:               To ensure the council continues to meet its statutory responsibilities and supports the most vulnerable in society.