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Affordable homes, improving housing and tackling homelessness included in new strategy
11/10/2024
A consultation on the proposals has begun
Cherwell District Council’s new Housing Strategy for the next five years proposes delivering affordable homes and improving existing housing as two of its priorities. A third priority is to promote health and wellbeing through housing and tackling homelessness.
We’re now being asked to comment on the proposed strategy, with an eight-week consultation underway.
The new Housing Strategy will replace an existing plan for the period from 2019 to 2024. Since that was implemented the council worked with housing providers to deliver 1,344 new social homes. Over 100 grants to improve local properties were awarded and more than 900 homes were adapted to make them more suitable for people living with disabilities.
The council also launched its Tenants Charter and a drop-in advice service for renters.
More than 800 improvement notices were issued to landlords.
The updated Housing Strategy has been informed by a review of local and national issues affecting housing, including the supply of affordable and social housing, increasing homelessness rates and the cost of living crisis.
Councillor Nick Cotter, Portfolio Holder for Housing, said: “Everyone deserves a safe and comfortable roof over their head, so we work to improve standards for people who rent their homes and to combat homelessness and rough sleeping.
“The Housing Strategy underpins how we approach these tasks, so it’s vital that we update it to prepare us for future challenges and ask the public to have their say.
“People’s feedback will help us continue to provide high-quality services to some of the most vulnerable people in our communities.”
People can have their say until Thursday, November 28.
Published: by Banbury FM Newsteam