Decision details

Covid 19 - Proposal to utilise Gilwern Outdoor Education Centre for emergency homeless accommodation

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

To consider the current risks, pressures and challenges relating to accommodating homeless applicants.

 

To agree the temporary use until 21st August 2020 of the Blorenge block at Gilwern OEC for Covid related emergency homeless accommodation and to appoint security to help supervise the building and site.

 

To commission officers to prepare a further report that consider the medium and long-term-options and proposals for accommodating homeless applicants.

 

To work with Welsh Local Government Association and Welsh Government to ensure that Welsh Government funding is identified to meet the costs in housing additional homeless people going forward and beyond COVID-19.

 

That, due to urgency, the usual call-in criteria is suspended and this decision is reported to Full Council on 4th June 2020.

Publication date: 27/05/2020

Date of decision: 27/05/2020

Decided at meeting: 27/05/2020 - Cabinet

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