Decision details
Review of Hard Wired Sheltered Street Schemes
Decision Maker: Executive Member for Housing and Adult Social Services Advisory Panel, Executive Member for Health & Adult Social Services
Decision status: Decision Made
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Recommendation will be to redesignate properties that come under the hard wired street scheme category. These homes are less popular with their target group and it will be recommended that the properties be designated for general needs housing (sensitively let). If agreed they will change in Jan 08 following exiting customers being offered life lines
Decision:
Advice of the Advisory Panel
That the Executive Member be advised to:
(i) Approve Option 1 - the conversion of the current hard wired street schemes to lifeline telephones.
(ii) Approve the re-designation of the properties listed in paragraph 5 of the report to general housing needs.
Decision of the Executive Member
RESOLVED: That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.
REASON: To ensure that the properties remain popular and sustainable in the future.
Publication date: 15/01/2008
Date of decision: 14/01/2008
Decided at meeting: 14/01/2008 - Executive Member for Housing and Adult Social Services Advisory Panel
Effective from: 17/01/2008
Accompanying Documents:
PDF 49 KB