Last year, the Council was successful in a bid to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) Rough Sleepers Initiative Grant for funding for 2018/19; £25,000 of this was to increase the commissioned Rough Sleepers Outreach Service to fund additional outreach work in 2018/19.
This year, the Council has again been successful in obtaining a Rough Sleepers Initiative Grant from MHCLG.
On 12th July 2019, the Director of Housing and Neighbourhoods approved the acceptance of this grant from the MHCLG for 2019/20, including the approval to make a further £25,000 available to the Housing Independence Service to pay to the outreach service provider, Framework Housing Association, to continue to provide an additional, temporary outreach worker.
This report seeks approval to vary the current contract for the Rough Sleepers Outreach Service to enable the £25,000 funding from this grant to be passed onto Framework Housing Association.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 20/08/2019
Decision due: 13 Aug 2019 by Executive Director, People Services
Lead director: Director of Commissioning, Inclusion and Learning
Department: People Services
Contact: Jackie Ainsworth Email: jackie.ainsworth@sheffield.gov.uk Tel: 20 52793.