RESOLVED that Cabinet –

(a)     notes the current pressures on the homelessness function provided by the Council and the level of spending on the service including provision of temporary accommodation to comply with its statutory duties;

(b)     endorses the setting up of a Homelessness and Temporary Accommodation Working Group, to be chaired by the Portfolio Holder for Housing & Planning, to explore and identify measures aimed at relieving the pressure and spending on homelessness; and

(c)     requests that a report is presented to Cabinet within six months setting out the initial outcomes from the activities undertaken by the working group to inform future decisions.