Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Executive Councillor (Communities & Sustainability)

The report sets out the detail of a proposed policy to supports those Council tenants who are of working age and are facing hardship due to the under-occupation shortfalls.  The HRA budget for 2013/14 allows for £600,000 investment to support tenants through the transitional impact of Welfare Reform. Initiatives to the value of £274,000 have already been identified and agreed via the Stockport Homes Delivery plan.  The £600,000 includes £200,000 which has been set aside as a hardship fund to support tenants adversely affected by welfare reforms.

That the Executive approve the Non-Eviction Policy for under-occupation hardship cases.

Officer contact: Andy Kippax, 0161 474 4319, andy.kippax@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Communities & Sustainability) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive Meeting to approve a policy to support those Council tenants who were of working age and were facing hardship due to changes to the housing benefit criteria, in particular the under-occupation shortfalls.  The HRA budget for 2013/14 allowed for £600,000 investment to support tenants through the transitional impact of Welfare Reform. Initiatives to the value of £274,000 had already been identified and agreed via the Stockport Homes Delivery plan.

RESOLVED – That the Non-Eviction Policy for under-occupation hardship cases be approved.