Issue - meetings

To receive the Annual Report on the performance of registered housing providers

RECEIVED briefing note on the annual performance report of registered housing providers, introduced by Nick Powell (Head of Housing strategy, Development and Partnerships).  A discussion followed in response to Members’ questions.

NOTED

·                    The Council did not regulate registered housing providers but worked closely with those which were signed up to the Council’s partnership agreement and took part in sub-regional forums with other boroughs that compared performance.

·        In response to questions it was reported that registered housing providers were required to meet the decent homes standard and fund any repairs and their tenancy agreements varied slightly from Council tenancies (assured as opposed to secure tenancies).

·                    Housing associations were required to have their own complaints procedures in place but the Council would by exception get involved in any member enquiries that had not been resolved.

·                    There were approximately 16000 council housing units and 12000 housing association units in the borough.  Less new social rent housing would be provided in the future due to reductions in grant funding and the government encouraging the supply of affordable rent housing 80% of market rent levels.  The slow down in the market also affects the level of Section 106 funding which can be obtained fro developments to put towards new affordable housing.

·                    The Committee asked for figures for the number of Extra Care housing units that will be available in the Borough (Action No. 219.1).

·                    The displacement of rough sleepers from central London into Haringey was a concern to the Council. The Council’s Rough Sleepers Strategy was in place and in addition an annual count of rough sleeper was conducted to provide the Council with intelligence on the number of rough sleepers in the borough

RESOLVED to note the report.