Issue - meetings

This report revises the grants and assistance policy to include a new security grant for vulnerable residents, which keeps a dwelling secure, against unauthorised entry and enable the maintenance of defensible space.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for Housing be advised to approve option 1 to revise the grants and assistance policy to include a new security grant which will help vulnerable residents.

Decision of the Executive Member for Housing

RESOLVED:             That the advice of the Advisory Panel as set out above be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:                  To help vulnerable customers in fear of crime more quickly.

Members considered a report which revised the grants and assistance policy to include a new security grant for vulnerable residents, which keeps a dwelling secure, against unauthorised entry and enable the maintenance of defensible space.

The proposed security grant would provide a small grant of up to £1000 to carry out prescribed measures. £40,000 of funding would be set aside from the York Repair Grants to fund this type of work.  Full details of the new grant were outlined in Annex 1 but Members noted that the criteria for vulnerable persons followed the principles outlined in the existing York Repair Grant.

Members were presented with two options:

Option 1   To revise the existing policy in line with the proposal

Option 2    Maintain the current policy with no revisions

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for Housing be advised to approve option 1 to revise the grants and assistance policy to include a new security grant which will help vulnerable residents.

Decision of the Executive Member for Housing

RESOLVED:             That the advice of the Advisory Panel as set out above be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:                  To help vulnerable customers in fear of crime more quickly.