Decision details

The committee received a presentation from Christopher Brown, Service Director for Housing, providing the context of demand and supply pressures and statistics around people are risk of homelessness and rough sleeping. They detailed the prevention approach, and looked at the impact of rough sleeping and the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP), and how the new Somerset Housing and Rough Sleeping Strategy is being developed. The request to the councillors was to know what information the committee needed from the team as the strategy was being developed?

The committee noted the report and a discussion followed.

The team offered to do a members briefing including the strategic work that the team is doing so that members can be more aware.