A SHAKE-UP of council housing management across BCP will be considered by civic chiefs later this month. BCP Council cabinet members will discuss proposals for a new combined service on July 28, with a recommendation to carry out public consultation. Councillor Robert Lawton, portfolio holder for homes said: “Now that BCP Council is one council serving the residents of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, we are reviewing how we manage our council homes and we are considering creating one new service. “The review presents the opportunity to ensure that we are delivering one service that is good quality, consistent and fair for all council tenants and leaseholders across the area.
The money is part of the government s Rough Sleeping Initiative to end rough sleeping across England. Councillor Robert Lawton, portfolio holder for housing at BCP Council, welcomed the £2,463,893 grant. The council says that since March 2000, along with its partners, it has helped support more than 450 people who were sleeping rough or at risk of ending up on the streets. In November 2019 the official street count figure for people sleeping rough in the BCP area was 72. The latest figure taken in March 2021, was 21. Cllr Lawton said the latest funding would help us to continue and build on the huge efforts that are taking place to help people who’ve been rough sleeping, as well as ensuring we are doing all we can to prevent people from becoming homeless in the future.