Issue details
To enter into agreement with County Council to take advantage of its block booking rates for accommodating homeless people in hotel premises during the Covid-19 crisis
Central government requires that rough sleepers and people at risk of rough sleeping be found accommodation during the Covid-19 crisis. People sleeping rough are at an unacceptably high risk of contracting the virus. Providing such persons with temporary accommodation reduces their exposure to Covid-19, and also provides the opportunity for them to be given assistance to prevent them being homeless in the future.
The County Council has negotiated a block booking rate with various hotels in the region. It will pay the nightly rates for individual homeless persons accommodated in these premises. The County Council shall be reimbursed by the district authorities from each person’s housing benefit entitlement.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 14/07/2020
Contact: Paul Jones, Deputy Chief Executive (Section 151 Officer) 01242 264365 Email: [email protected].
Consultation process
None
Consultees
N/A
Decisions