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RESOLVED: That the minutes be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
RESOLVED: (a) That the Forward Work Programme be noted; (b) That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises; and (c) That the Committee notes the progress made in completing the outstanding actions.
RESOLVED: That the Committee endorse the ongoing work to manage the impacts of welfare reform and the cost of living crisis on some of the most vulnerable residents.
RESOLVED: That the Committee note the latest financial position for 2025/26 rent collections.
RESOLVED: That the update be noted.
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Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the minutes be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
RESOLVED: That the minutes be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That the Forward Work Programme be noted; (b) That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises; and (c) That the Committee notes the progress made in completing the outstanding actions.
The Overview & Scrutiny Facilitator presented a report (agenda item 4) to consider the current Forward Work Programme (FWP) and Action Tracking progress. The Facilitator informed the Committee that the report on Mould & Condensation would be added to the meeting scheduled for the 14th January 2026. She added that the Void site visit with D2 PropCo to view a completed property had been arranged for 17th December at 10am and asked Members, if they hadn’t already done so, to inform her if they would like to attend. RESOLVED: (a) That the Forward Work Programme be noted; (b) That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises; and (c) That the Committee notes the progress made in completing the outstanding actions.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the Committee endorse the ongoing work to manage the impacts of welfare reform and the cost of living crisis on some of the most vulnerable residents.
The Chief Officer (Housing and Communities) and Service Manager – Housing Welfare and Communities introduced the report (agenda item 5) which provided an update on the impacts of welfare reforms and the work that was ongoing to mitigate them. Following comments made around a previous letter sent to the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), it was suggested that the Chair, on behalf of the Committee, write a further letter to the DWP requesting that data on Universal Credit Claimants be shared by the Department of Work and Pensions with Local Authorities. In response to a question from Councillor Rosetta Dolphin on Flying Start, the Service Manager – Housing Welfare and Communities agreed to liaise with colleagues and provide a response following the meeting on whether the eligibility to access the Flying Start Programme had been changed and was now based on postcodes. RESOLVED: That the Committee endorse the ongoing work to manage the impacts of welfare reform and the cost of living crisis on some of the most vulnerable residents.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the Committee note the latest financial position for 2025/26 rent collections.
The Service Manager – Housing Welfare and Communities introduced the report (agenda item 6) which provided the latest operational update on the collection of housing rent. RESOLVED: That the Committee note the latest financial position for 2025/26 rent collections.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the update be noted.
The Housing & Prevention Service Manager provided an update report (agenda item 7) regarding the Homelessness statistics across the County. Members requested the following information to be included in future update reports:- • Data on prison leavers • A breakdown of age groups • A breakdown showing family groups; • A breakdown of whether a person was male or female The Housing & Prevention Service Manager suggested that for future meetings a detailed report could be given for the first quarter of the year followed by lighter updates. RESOLVED: That the update be noted.
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