Community Strategy Delivery Year 2: Social Inclusion Theme

Housing Progress Report

Working to bring about a more balanced housing market in which everyone has the opportunity to live in a decent home at a cost which is affordable.

We Said We Would

Lead Partner

What We Did (to January 2007)
Enable Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) to provide 100 additional affordable homes each year.
Housing Partnership
 
  • 2005/06    109
  • 2006/07    90
  • Keyworker homes: in excess of £1.5m spent on helping 143 keyworkers (mainly teachers) to purchase housing. Helps job retention and improving educational attainment.

 
Achieve net completions of new dwellings at an average rate of 164 per annum to achieve the Hampshire County Structure Plan housing requirement.
 
Housing Partnership
 
Completions significantly in excess of the target:
  • 289 in 2005/06
  • 213 in 2006/07.
Revise and adopt new Housing Allocations Guidance by the end of 2007.
 Housing Partnership
New Council Allocations Policy adopted May 2006. 
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