Issue - decisions

The Council currently leases 16 properties from Clarion for housing family households in temporary accommodation whilst undertaking the Councils homelessness duties.

This is a lease of one further property in Thorney Toll to help with our supply throughout Fenland towns and villages to provide such accommodation.

This ensures family households have a reduce risk of being placed in B&B which the Council is scrutinised on by Central Government to ensure that no families are in B&B for more than 6 weeks. This is also a very cost-effective solution for the Council. So better accommodation for family households delivered in a cost-effective way.

This also helps to bring a long-term empty property back into use for the benefit of Thorney Toll

Decision:

Daniel Horn, Assistant Director in accordance with Cabinet Decision 54/24 and the approved Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy and Action Plan to lease a property in Thorney Toll from Clarion for the purposes of utilising for Family Temporary Accommodation.