Issue details

Arrangement with UKVI in their sourcing of private rented accommodation for households seeking asylum

Decision type: Key

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 22/02/2019

Decision due: 22 Mar 2019 by Cabinet Member for Housing

Lead member: Cabinet Member for Housing

Contact: Martin Stacy, Housing Strategy and Partnerships Manager Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected].

Consultees

The council has consulted with Cheltenham Borough Homes’ Housing Options Service, their Lettings and Housing Management teams, as well as GARAS (Gloucestershire Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers). The Housing Options Service support the council’s thinking over our preference for UKVI to accommodate single people and smaller-size families in our borough. Cheltenham Borough Homes are happy to work with the council and UKVI in helping to ensure that UKVI source suitable private rented accommodation in the area. GARAS welcomes the council’s proposal to assist UKVI in the manner described.

 

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