Agenda item

Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services.

Members are asked to note a non-public appendix at Agenda Item 15.

The Sub-Committee received a report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services providing an update on the recent consideration of options to provide an assessment hub and additional high support hostel accommodation by the Resource Allocation Sub-Committee and Policy and Resources Committee and the following points were noted:

·         The Resource Allocation Sub-Committee and Policy and Resources Committee had approved capital funding for an assessment hub and funding to lease a hostel to provide high support accommodation for a 10-year period.  The confirmation of revenue funding to deliver the support service for both projects was subject to a separate process and would be considered at the next meeting of the Court of Common Council on 5 March 2020.

·         The Chairman thanked the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Sub-Committee and Officers for their excellent work towards securing this provision which would provide much-needed support for homeless individuals and rough sleepers, including those with complex needs.  In response to a question from a Member, the Head of Homelessness Prevention and Rough Sleeping confirmed that it was planned for the assessment hub to be based within the City of London and for the hostel accommodation to be located as near as possible to the point of need to the City.

RESOLVED, that the report be noted.