Decision details

The authority has received an allocation of additional Rough Sleeper Initiative (RSI) funding of £89,141 for ‘Move on and Prevention’ to be spent or committed by end of March 2024.

The DLUHC RSI advisor has approved our delivery plans which include:

• To increase the number of Rough Sleeper Emergency Beds (RSEB) delivered by Anglia Care Trust, from four to eight from 11 November 2023 for 12 months

• The contract value is an additional £37,856

• This will bring the total contract value to £75,712

These additional bed spaces will be used to prevent rough sleeping by referring people straight from custody or hospital who would have otherwise slept rough. They will support the wider aim of the Rough Sleeper Initiative to end rough sleeping and support the Service Area Operational Plan target of no more than 9 rough sleepers in the November annual count.

Delivering on this project both improves outcomes for rough sleepers themselves and the town, supporting the Corporate Plan priorities:

• A thriving town centre

• Meeting the housing needs of out community

The decision has been made waive Contract Standing Orders.

Reason:

Due to the funding being required to be spent or committed by the end of March 2024. Anglia Care Trust are also the sole provider of this type of high need accommodation within Ipswich.