To consider a report of the Private Housing Manager seeking approval funding set out in the Housing General Fund Capital Programme.
Disabled Facilties Grants (DFGs) are mandatory, means-tested grants awarded to disabled people to fund essential home adaptations, which enables independent living. Scheme approval is sought to spend £1,368,000 on delivering DFGs. This is the sum contained in the approved Housing General Fund Capital Programme and these capital resources are available.
These DFGs will be approved in 2011/12 and completed in 2011/12 and 2012/13. The Executive Director of Neighbourhoods has delegated authority to approve this expenditure under Financial Procedure Rules in accordance with the Council's Constitution (6.1.13 of the Neighbourhoods Officer Scheme of Delegation 2010/11).
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure > £500,000;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Decision due: 10 May 2011 by Officer Decision Making
Decision due: 10 May 2011 by Executive Director of Neighbourhoods
Lead director: Executive Director of Neighbourhoods
Department: Housing Portfolio
Contact: Email: paul.juan@southampton.gov.uk or 023 8083 2530.
Consultation process
Meeting of Housing Capital and Projects Board,
circulation of papers to relevant officers and Cabinet Member for
Housing
Consultees
Cabinet Member for Housing, Head of
Finance
Public Comments may be sent to: Paul Juan, Private Housing Manager, Housing solutions, Southampton City Council, 4-8 Millbrook Road East, Southampton SO15 1YG