Decision Details

Implemented

Housing First Pilot

Yes

No

No

005398/2018

No

Joint report of the Corporate Director for Health & Social Care and Corporate Director for Place.

Tue 18 Sep 2018

To seek Cabinet approval to: - Accept the funding allocation from the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government for the delivery of a Housing First Pilot. - Develop and deliver a Housing First Pilot to tackle rough sleeping in partnership with the local authorities within the West Midlands Combined Authority. - For Birmingham City Council to act as the administrating authority on behalf of the WMCA

Housing and Homelessness

Cabinet

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Revenue in excess of £500k and significant effect on communities in two or more wards

Committee

Cabinet

Adult Social Care & Health

On 18 September 2018, Cabinet:- (i) Accepted the funding allocation of £9.6m from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on behalf of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) for the Housing First Pilot to tackle rough sleeping; (ii) Agreed that the Council acts as the Accountable Body on behalf of the WMCA and as the Administering Authority on behalf of the participating local authorities within the WMCA; (iii) Delegated authority to the Interim Corporate Strategic Director for Place jointly with the Cabinet Member for Homes and Neighbourhoods to agree the Memorandum of Understanding reflecting the Accountable Body arrangements between MHCLG and the WMCA; (iv) Agreed the implementation of the Housing First Pilot to tackle rough sleeping in Birmingham as set out in the Implementation Plan (report Appendices 1 and 2); (v) Delegated the approval of the procurement strategy and subsequent contract award for the support delivery elements of Housing First to the Corporate Director, Adults Social Care & Health and Interim Corporate Director for Place in conjunction with the Director of Commissioning and Procurement (or their delegate), Director of Finance (or their delegate), the City Solicitor (or their delegate), and subsequent contract award(s). The value is £2,839,656 for Birmingham. Other Local Authorities within the WMCA have expressed an interest in potentially joining this procurement which would increase the value accordingly. THE DEADLINE FOR CALL IN IS 1600 HOURS ON MONDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2018.

No