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To seek approval for a new policy for offering grants and loans to private sector and housing association residents to enable them to live safely and independently at home.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Executive Proposals: Change to plan or strategy;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/02/2019
Decision due: 12 Mar 2019 by Executive Councillor for Housing
Lead member: Executive Councillor for Housing
Lead director: Strategic Director (SH)
Department: Housing Services
Contact: Helen Reed, Housing Strategy Manager Email: Helen.reed@cambridge.gov.uk.
Additional Information: This is a key item and will automatically appear on the agenda.
Background Information: Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) funding is now allocated by government to district councils through the Better Care Fund, with the expectation that it is used flexibly to fund wider health, social care and housing objectives. The policy has been developed jointly with the other Cambridgeshire districts, with the aim that each district adopts their own version of the policy whilst ensuring as much consistency as possible across the county. This would replace Cambridge City Council’s existing Private Sector Housing Grants & Loans policy 2007.
