Issue - meetings

To receive the report updating on the progress of the Strategic and Community Housing Services’ development of a Move-on Strategy and Overcrowding & Under-occupation Strategy.

The Committee received the progress report on the development of Haringey’s Move-on Strategy and Overcrowding and Under-occupation Strategy, introduced by Rosie Green, Housing Strategy and Partnerships Manager and Phil Harris, Assistant Director of Strategic & Community Housing. 

In response to its questions the Committee noted that relevant literature and details of consultations on the Move-On Strategy and responses were available on the Council’s website (www.haringey.gov.uk ), a consultation event would be held as well as advertising on a wider basis through the Council’s Communications Department. Officers expressed disappointment that service providers had not commented on the strategies.

The Committee enquired about the support provided to service users when they moved-on and were advised that key workers employed by the housing support providers supported service users in moving.

The Committee noted that consultation on the Under-occupancy Strategy would begin after May 2010 and funding for the post of “Overcrowding and Under-occupancy officer” through Haringey’s Pathfinder scheme.

The Committee asked for a ward-by-ward breakdown of where under-occupancy of properties occurred.

RESOLVED that the progress being made in the development of these two strategies be noted.