Issue details

The Leader of the Council will be asked to note and approve the following:

1.         To follow the line of other London Authorities in the suspension frontline service where staff will work exclusively from home in accordance with Government and PHE guidance on COVID 19.

2.         To suspend face-to-face contact for homeless assessments and all other Housing Solutions activity where possible to ensure we follow social distancing guidance until ban has been lifted.   

3.         To continue deliver a robust message to property owners who intend to illegally evict families from private rented accommodation during the pandemic crisis.

4.         To support households to who need to self-isolate into self-contained accommodation where possible. 

5.         To continue to provide support to households at risk of domestic violence with planned moves facilitated through the domestic abuse policy working closely with local refuges and MARAC panels.

6.         To minimise the disruption of a closed PASC service with a fully operational telephone appointment service.

7.         To support vulnerable people sleeping rough with a slimmed down on street service to facilitate the accommodation of all entrenched rough sleepers including those with no recourse to public funds individuals.