P0754 - Working with the private sector to deliver temporary accommodation solutions - Block Contract

The Council wishes to establish a Block Contract to support the Council's statutory duty to provide temporary accommodation to vulnerable households under the housing Act 1996, the Homelessness Act 2002 and the Homeless Reduction Act 2017. These Acts require the Council to provide accommodation on a temporary basis for a minimum of 56 days to relieve or prevent homelessness or for a longer term while permanent accommodation is secured. A vulnerable household is a single person or family who have nowhere to live and...