Minutes:
10.1 The chair relayed to the sub-committee the discussion which took place at the Overview and Scrutiny Committee in relation to the proposed changes to housing benefit, and whether this would be an appropriate topic for scrutiny.
10.2 It was agreed that this is a national/London-wide issue and as such Southwark would need to feed information and intelligence into a broader case rather than undertaking a scrutiny on our own.
10.3 Following a suggestion from the Homeowners’ Council representative, it was agreed that it would be useful for a member of the Housing and Community Safety Sub-Committee to act as a rapporteur to build a strong Southwark opinion on this issue.
RESOLVED
Councillor Govier will act as rapporteur for the sub-committee to build the case on the housing benfits issue.