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Implementation of a new Sheltered Housing Service Charge to Mitigate the Impact of Withdrawal of Housing Related Support Subsidy

 

 

Following the introduction of the Supporting People programme in 2003 the housing related support and City Wide Care Alarm service provided in Sheltered Housing have been subsidised for those tenants who are eligible for housing benefit.  The government no longer pays a Supporting People grant to local authorities and the funding provided for housing related support has been substantially cut and is no longer ring fenced. This has had a significant impact on the Councils ability to continue to fund housing related support services.

 

In March 2014 the Cabinet Member for Health, Care and Independent Living agreed a new Housing Related Support Subsidy Policy which provided that long term housing related support services, including the warden and alarm services in sheltered housing, should not be subsidised.

 

This report seeks agreement to implement a new charging model for the Council’s Sheltered Housing Service, and to levy the new service charges described in the report when tenants have been given 28 days’ notice of those charges.

 

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Affects more than 1 ward;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 30/07/2015

Scrutiny Committee: Safer and Stronger Communities Scrutiny Committee;

Department: Communities

Contact: Rhian Owen Email: rhian.owen@sheffield.gov.uk Tel: 29 30119.

Reason For Exemption If Public/Press Excluded During Consideration: N/A

Reason No Public Access: N/A

Date agenda documents available: 6/9/15

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