Decision details

The Executive will be asked to approve the financial framework behind the Housing Assistance Policy, which seeks to contribute towards vulnerable private sector households meeting the decent homes standard, grants being made available to those seeking refuge from domestic violence and facilities to assist disablement in the home

Received a report from the Corporate Director of Customer Services setting out how the provision of a financial framework of small grants as set out in the draft Housing Assistance Policy will assist the Council in achieving the Government’s target of making 70% of dwellings of the most vulnerable private sector households decent by 2010 and 75% by 2020.

Agreed, in order to assist the Council in achieving its Council Priorities of “Improving Health, Housing and Social Care” and “Making Barking and Dagenham Cleaner, Greener and Safer” to approve the Housing Assistance Policy as set out in the report.