The Housing Portfolio Holder approved
1. the structure set out in in Table 1 in the agenda report; and
2. the move to regularise charges for use of the sheltered housing communal rooms by outside groups.
Councillor Nigel Cathcart, Chairman of the Sheltered Housing Review Task and Finish Group, presented to Cabinet the Group’s report and thanked the members of the Task and Finish Group and the officers who had supported them. Councillor Cathcart highlighted residents’ concerns about the reduction in funding from the County Council and the potential impact on the quality of service provided in sheltered housing schemes, and urged Cabinet to protect and preserve the sheltered housing service where possible. It was noted that the County Council had accepted many of the Task and Finish Group’s recommendations.
Cabinet ACKNOWLEDGED the report to the 6 February 2012 Scrutiny & Overview Committee and NOTED that on 15 February 2012, the Housing Portfolio Holder would consider a report on the proposed structure for Sheltered Housing.