Issue - decisions

Local Authority Housing Fund Round 4 for Temporary and Resettlement Homes

01/07/2026 - Local Authority Housing Fund (LAHF) Round 4 for the provision of Temporary and Resettlement Homes

That Cabinet:

 

1.    Agrees to take part on the Local Authority Housing Fund Round 4 programme, with a view to bringing 3 properties into the council’s ownership to meet housing needs within the district.

 

2.    Delegates to the Service Director of Strategic Growth & Development, in conjunction with the Portfolio Holder, to finalise and agree the terms of the MOU for the LAHF Round 4 programme with MHCLG and

 

3.    That it recommends to Council that the 2026/27 capital programme is amended to reflect the LAHF 4 funds required to match fund the Local Authority Housing Funding of £345,000 received, £70,000 from underspends from round 3, with £434,477 from the council’s S106 affordable housing commuted sum reserves giving a total scheme value of £849,477.