Item 7 - Emergency Refuge Accommodation :Eaves (G9/16)

Summary 

At its meeting of 18 November 2015 Grants Committee agreed that officers investigate options to address the gap in services caused by Eaves going into administration in October 2015. Eaves were awarded funding in 2013 to deliver emergency refuge accommodation to women who had been a victim of trafficking and sexual exploitation.

Members agreed that proposals be taken to the next meeting of the Grants Committee on how to address this gap within the existing budget allocation of £162,950 for the period 1 April 2016-31 March 2017.

Recommendations 

The Grants Committee is recommended to agree that, subject to continued availability of resources and delivery of the outcomes and meeting the London Councils conditions as set out in a grant agreement between London Councils and the applicant, an award to Ashiana of a grant of £162,950 should be made for the period 1 April 2016- 31 March 2017.

A second option, a grant of £184,950 on the same terms, would deliver additional outcomes outlined in the body of the report but would exceed the allocated amount by £22,000. Further details are outlined in the body of the report. It is anticipated that the additional amount  could be absorbed within typical levels of underspend  in a given year as outlined in the financial implications at the end of this report, should members decided  to proceed with this option.