A Memorandum of Understanding was returned to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) in March 2023 which registered the council’s interest in the scheme. In order to utilise the grant It was necessary to match fund the acquisitions with £1.245m of borrowing within the HRA capital programme, this was approved at Cabinet on 15th June. The properties have been identified and must be purchased by 30th November 2023.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure or Making one-off Savings anticipated to be £250,000 or more*;
Decision status: For Determination
Notice of proposed decision first published: 14/06/2023
Decision due: 13 Jul 2023 by Council
Decision due: 27 Jul 2023 by Cabinet
Lead member: Councillor Helen Whitehead, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing Cllr-Helen.Whitehead@thanet.gov.uk
Lead director: Bob Porter
Contact: Bob Porter, Director of Place Email: bob.porter@thanet.gov.uk.
What the decision will mean: Approval to spend the £1.19m of Local Authority Housing Grant and the £1.99m match funding from the HRA to purchase 9 houses to accommodate households on the Ukraine and Afghan refugee scheme.