Issue - meetings

The Board received a report that providing an update in relation to progress in producing Haringey’s Housing Strategy 2009-19.

This was an overarching document with several more detailed strategies beneath it including:

• Homelessness Strategy
• Affordable Warmth Strategy
• ‘Move On’ Strategy

The Integrated Housing Board (IHB) was responsible for the development of the strategy and sub-strategies.

Concern was raised around the provision of housing designed to meet the needs of people within the Autistic Spectrum. It was noted that there had meetings between the Council and individuals representing groups with an interest in this issue where there had been agreement that this type of housing was required.

The Board was advised that housing officers and senior officers from ACCS had met with Haringey Autism to discuss the merits of specialised housing. This issue would be dealt with in more detail in the new Lettings Policy (being developed later in the year) and in the other sub strategies sitting beneath the Housing Strategy.  

The Board was advised that the Older People’s Strategy fed into the Housing Strategy and that there were links, where appropriate, to each of the sub strategies.

The Chair noted that in the long term the Housing Strategy would need to be reviewed to ensure that it was still fit for purpose. In the more immediate future consideration would need to be given to the impact of the Recession.

RESOLVED:

That the outcome of consultation on the Housing Strategy 2009-19 be noted.