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RESPONSIBLE BODY Policy Commission for Care, Health and Housing |
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ENQUIRY NAME Affordable Housing |
REFERENCE NUMBER H2/06 |
PROPOSED OUTPUTS To identify challenges to the provision
of affordable housing on the Island, and to suggest policy solutions to
overcome these challenges. |
RISK High Medium ü Low |
PROPOSED DATE OF INITIATION 28 June 2006 |
PROPOSED DATE OF COMPLETION February 2007 |
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REASON FOR ENQUIRY Ø
The Local Area
Agreement sets out the aim to , “Provide healthy, safe, affordable housing
accommodation according the needs of Island people, including those in rural
areas and those with least housing choice” (Healthier Communities, Aim C,
Goal C2) Ø
A need to better
communicate and promote the concept of affordable housing. Ø
To act as the core
working party for the Housing Market Assessment to underpin the strategic
policy framework of the Housing and Employment Development Plan Document |
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PROPOSED OUTCOME OF POLICY IMPLEMENTATION To ensure that the Island plan Housing
and Employment Development Plan Document provides a sufficient quantity of
affordable housing to meet local needs. |
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TERMS OF REFERENCE To receive evidence from
stakeholders on: ·
The current provision of affordable housing on the Isle of Wight ·
What the blockages are to providing affordable housing and potential
solutions to these. ·
To clarify the definition of
“affordable housing” ·
Improvements to current practice In order to: ·
Provide policy options to overcome these challenges and improve the
provision of affordable housing What will not be
included Homelessness Re-defining ‘affordable’ |
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KEY STAKEHOLDERS IWC Cabinet Member for Health
and Community well-being IWC Interim Director of Adult
and Community Services IWC Head of Housing IWC Head of Regeneration IW Town and Parish
Councils Local Strategic Partnership
Other Local Authorities
(including Torbay Council) Registered Social
Landlords Private Landlords Private Developers Director for Public
Health |
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RELEVANT CORPORATE AND/OR COMMUNITY STRATEGY/IES Corporate Priorities
fit: þ Economic
development and regeneration þ Healthier
Communities and older people o
Safer communities –
needs a tick (supported housing for offenders) o
Children and young
people (needs a tick – homeless families) o
High-Performing Cost-Effective Council Community strategy (‘Unleash the Talent’): Under the section, ‘A
Healthy island’, the strategy promises that to ensure, “that all residents
are able to access appropriate and affordable housing”. Local Area Agreement
(LAA) The LAA sets out the aim to , “Provide healthy,
safe, affordable housing accommodation according the needs of Island people,
including those in rural areas and those with least housing choice”
(Healthier Communities, Aim C, Goal C2) |
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RELATED PROJECTS Previous work on Housing services (H4/05) Forthcoming work on Public Health (reducing health inequalities) H306 |
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LEAD MEMBER/S Councillors Colin West and David Whittaker |
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OFFICER INVOLVEMENT Lead Link Officer: Peter Griffiths, Acting Head of Housing |
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OTHER RESOURCES REQUIRED Expert Council Officer input Possible visits to other Local Authorities |
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