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Housing Priorities: Progress Update

Meeting: 07/12/2021 - Cabinet (Item 311)

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Report number:     CAB/WS/21/059

Portfolio holders:   Councillor Sara Mildmay-White

                             Councillor Andy Drummond

                             Councillor Susan Glossop

                             Councillor David Roach

Lead officers:        Julie Baird

                             Jen Eves

                             Davina Howes

Additional documents:

Decision:

Resolved:

 

That:

1.       an addendum to the Housing Strategy 2018-2023, as set out in Appendix A of Report number: CAB/WS/21/059, be approved.

 

2.       The life of the Housing Strategy be extended to 2024, be approved.

 

3.       The revised Housing Strategy Implementation Plan, as set out in Appendix B of Report number: CAB/WS/21/059, be approved.

 

4.       Progress against the Housing Delivery Action Plan (Appendix C), be noted.

 

5.       Progress against the Homelessness Reduction and Rough Sleeping Strategy Delivery Plan (Appendix D), be noted.

Minutes:

(Report number CAB/WS/21/059)

 

The Cabinet considered this report, which provided a progress update on the Council’s Housing Priorities, as set out in the Strategic Framework 2020 to 2024, in relation to the following strategic documents. Approval was sought on the proposed revisions:

 

Appendix A: Addendum to the Housing Strategy 2018 to 2023

Appendix B: Housing Strategy Implementation Plan

Appendix C:Housing Delivery Action Plan (progress required to be noted only)

Appendix D:Homelessness Reduction and Rough Sleeping Strategy Delivery Plan (progress required to be noted only)

 

Members noted that a mid term review of the Housing Strategy and Implementation Plan had been undertaken this year. Its purpose was to:

 

·         Ensure the priorities and actions remained relevant, fit for purpose and were aligned with the Council’s future housing needs across West Suffolk; and

 

·         Review progress made against achieving the Council’s priorities.

 

The outcomes of the review were noted, which had resulted in considering it appropriate to add an addendum to the Housing Strategy 2018 to 2023 (Appendix A) with a revised Implementation Plan (Appendix B). The addendum provided an update to the strategy setting out significant policy changes and events that had taken place since the Housing Strategy was first adopted and recommended that the life of the Housing Strategy be extended to 2024. Whilst the housing priorities remained relevant, some proposed changes had been made to the actions contained in the Implementation Plan.

 

Progress made against the Housing Delivery Action Plan (Appendix C) and the Homelessness Reduction and Rough Sleeping Strategy delivery plan (Appendix D) was also noted, including where actions had been completed and those that had created challenges.

 

Councillor Sara Mildmay-White, Portfolio Holder for Housing and Strategic Health, drew relevant issues to the attention of Cabinet, including providing a brief update on provision being made to support rough sleepers in the district, particularly over the winter period.

 

The Cabinet acknowledged the extremely hard work of the housing teams across the Council, particularly those in the Rough Sleeper team, and commended this report for approval.

 

Resolved:

 

That:

1.       an addendum to the Housing Strategy 2018-2023, as set out in Appendix A of Report number: CAB/WS/21/059, be approved.

 

2.       The life of the Housing Strategy be extended to 2024, be approved.

 

3.       The revised Housing Strategy Implementation Plan, as set out in Appendix B of Report number: CAB/WS/21/059, be approved.

 

4.       Progress against the Housing Delivery Action Plan (Appendix C), be noted.

 

5.       Progress against the Homelessness Reduction and Rough Sleeping Strategy Delivery Plan (Appendix D), be noted.


 

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