Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Housing

Presented by the Housing Portfolio Holder

The Housing Portfolio Holder presented the report to members.  He highlighted the proposed changes to the delivery of the older persons support service, which would reduce the costs to the service user and would mean that the service was elective. 

Councillor T J Pendleton commented that the proposals would ensure that the service was responsive and demand led.

It was moved by Councillor R D Bayliss, seconded by Councillor T J Pendleton and

RESOLVED THAT:

Cabinet approves the introduction of a new service charge of £3.06 per week for all tenants connected to the control centre, and notes the outcome of the review of the older persons support service as detailed in this report.

Reason for decision: Leicestershire County Council has given notice that it will be terminating its older persons housing related support contract on 30September 2015, which will end the £306k per year grant funding for the older person support service.