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Homelessness & Rough Sleeping Strategy

Meeting: 27/01/2022 - Council (Item 74)

74 Homelessness Strategy and Strategic Review of Homelessness and Allocations pdf icon PDF 29 KB

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Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report seeking approval of the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy.

 

COUNCIL RESOLVED

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That the Gateshead Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy and Homelessness Charter be approved and that the strategy be included as part of the Councils policy framework.

 


Meeting: 25/01/2022 - Cabinet (Item 119)

119 Homelessness Strategy and Strategic Review of Homelessness and Allocations pdf icon PDF 425 KB

Report of the Strategic Director, Housing, Environment and Healthy Communities

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Minutes:

Consideration has been given to firstly recommending the Council to approve the new Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy and include it as part of the Council’s Policy Framework and secondly an update on progress with the reviews of homelessness and allocations, including next steps and a proposal to develop a new Gateshead allocations 'marketplace'.

 

 

 

RESOLVED -

(i)

That the Council be recommended to approve the Gateshead Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy and Homelessness Charter and for the Strategy to be included as part of the Council’s policy framework.

 

 

 

 

(ii)

That the completion of a joint homelessness and allocations review be approved, which will include delivery of the following outcomes/milestones:

 

 

 

 

 

·        a new ‘Gateshead Model’ for allocations, which will include a ‘marketplace’ and a homelessness ‘gateway’ to accommodation and support; and

 

 

 

 

 

·        remodelling and recommissioning allocations and homelessness pathways, processes, systems and services to better meet customer need and demand.

 

 

 

The above decisions have been made for the following reasons:

 

 

 

 

(A)

To ensure the Council takes appropriate action to prevent and end homelessness, in all forms in Gateshead.

 

 

 

 

(B)

To deliver upon the aims set out in our Health and Wellbeing Strategy ‘Good jobs, homes, health and friends’ and our strategic approach of ‘Making Gateshead a place where everyone thrives’.

 

 

 

 

(C)

To ensure services and pathways best meet the needs of our customers and deliver more efficient ways of working.

 

 

 

 

(D)

To ensure we are meeting all related statutory and regulatory requirements.

 


 

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