Decision details

To report any adjustments to the in-year programme.

RESOLVED

KEY DECISIONS

That the Executive:

i)             Approved the following changes into the capital programme:

a.     The Grange Housing development - virement of £313k from the Housing Development capital programme for 2023/24.

b.     Local Authority Housing Fund (LAHF) (Refugee Resettlement) – budget approval for £3.234m in 2023/24, which is to be funded from the DLUHC LAHF grant.

c.     Integrated Transport Block Funding – budget reduction in line with revised funding allocations from £1.551m to £1.364m for 3 years from 2022-23 to 2024-25.

Reasons for the recommendation are set out in greater detail within section 5 of the report, but can be summarised as:

·         To support the delivery of housing provisions across North Northamptonshire.

·         To provide access to temporary accommodation across North Northamptonshire, helping to meet the priorities of humanitarian schemes announced by DLUHC, particularly in relation to the Afghan and Ukraine refugee resettlement programme.

Alternative Options Considered:

·         As all the schemes in this report are grant funded/S106 funded, the use of the funding is in line with the agreement, so there is no alternative option proposed in this report.

·         Where schemes are over £500k, individual reports are presented elsewhere on the agenda that set out the wider options that were considered before reaching the proposed schemes identified for grant funding/S106 funding.