Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
This
policy set out the discretionary and mandatory financial assistance Dorset
Council offer to eligible residents to improv or adapt their property in the
DORSET Council area. The Council are required by the Regulatory Reform (Housing
Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 to agree and publish a policy for any
housing assistance it wishes to offer.
(a)
Make
minor amendments to the policy to comply with legislation and guidance.
(b)
Suspend
the approval of any discretionary housing assistance offered in this policy.
(c)
Introduce
new assistance to help private residential property should funding become
available.
Reason for the decision
The Regulatory Reform (Housing
Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 required Councils to publish a
policy if they wished to provide assistance in a range of areas related to
private sector housing. Dorset Council
last approved a Private Sector Housing Assistance policy in November 2020.
Report author: Richard Conway
Publication date: 20/11/2024
Date of decision: 19/11/2024
Decided at meeting: 19/11/2024 - Cabinet
Effective from: 28/11/2024
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