Issue details
Update to Local Authority Housing Fund
The Cabinet made the decision on 22nd March 2023 to participate in the Local Authority Housing Fund (LAHF) and so deliver 17 units of accommodation through the scheme (15 smaller and 2 larger) in return for £2,473,597 of grant.
The Cabinet is minded to utilise the monies for the 15 smaller units to refurbish apartments within an existing block that it owns that is now empty as they no longer comply with the Decent Homes Standard. However, this block actually contains 20 smaller flats.
In the process of clarifying the eligibility of that block of apartments with the Department for Levelling Up Housing & Communities, they have offered to increase our allocation of smaller units (from 15) to 20, with the benefit of an additional £640,000 of grant monies, to now total £3,113,597. IE this offer was made so that the whole block could be put to LAHF usage, which is sensible in terms of an asset management approach. This increased offer needs to be accepted in writing by 5pm on 28th April 2023.
The grant monies attributable to the 20 smaller flats will be £2,560,000.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 26/04/2023
Decision due: 28 Apr 2023 by Lead Member for Housing and Health
Lead director: Director of Regeneration and Place
Department: Housing
Contact: William Cornall, Director of Regeneration & Place Email: williamcornall@maidstone.gov.uk Email: williamcornall@maidstone.gov.uk.
Consultation process
Urgent Decision required to be taken by the
Lead Member for Housing and Health, in accordance with the
Council's rules concerning urgency and call-in.
Consultees
Lead Member for Housing and Health.
Matter previously considered by Communities, Housing and Environment Policy Advisory Committee and the Executive in March 2023.
Decisions
- 28/04/2023 - Update to Local Authority Housing Fund
Documents
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