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August 2013

Assessing Planning Consulting Implementing Monitoring

Housing Strategy Consultation 2014 - 2018

Delivering on our targets……….

• 2,500 new affordable homes
• n target by 2014
• 2,544 private sector homes

improved through intervention

• 161 empty homes brought

back

• 4,257 families re-housed

since 2009

A changing local government housing landscape

• Localism Act 2011
• Self Financing
• Flexible Tenancies
• Homelessness duties
• New homes bonus
• Right to Buy
• Welfare Reform
• Benefit cap
• Universal credit
• Energy Act 2011
• Green Deal

* Changes to National Planning

Policy Framework..& others

Our Housing Strategy is structured to focus on key issues :

• People
• Properties
• Imbalances
• Homelessness
• Vision
• Objectives

Age

• By 2018

Hounslow population is expected to increase by 3% (254,000 – 264,00)

• Increase number
• f children and

middle aged adults (30-59)

• Decreasing

number in young adults (18-29)

• Increase in older

persons 60+

• Increase in 85+

Migration

• A further

52,300 migrants in Hounslow since last census

• Migrants are

young (18-29)

• 26% of

migrants bring children aged (0-17)

Education & Employment

• Residents in

work remained constant at 63% (P/T)

• 70,000

economically inactive/looking for work

• Residents are

paid below median wage £26,069 compared to £29,010

• 35% of residents

have a higher level of education

People

Economy & Business

• Approx 50,000

residents depend on a supply chain to Heathrow

• Hounslow residents are

more likely to work in lower order

• ccupations
• There is an expected

increase in children entering education

Disability and Illness

• 21,365 households

identified with limiting long term illness

• Increase in demand for

adaptations and minor alterations

• 15.3% of residents are

smokers – with smoking being the single biggest issue of preventable death and illness

People

Property lettings

• Council

lettings is decreasing year and most being for 2 bedroom (647

2012 - 554 - 2013)

• There is a

limited availability of larger family sized social housing (2+ bed)

Rent levels

• Rent levels in

Hounslow are lower than London average

• Home
• wnership

remains unaffordable for majority of residents with £286,000 average house price requiring a salary of £51,000

Tenures

• 77% of

dwellings are privately

• wned and

23% social or registered provider

• There was a

2% reduction in home

• wnership

and a 66% increase in private rent

Properties

Property Size

• Most homes

created are in block of flats – 1/2 - bedroom

• Shortage of

semi/terraced homes suitable for families, particularly large families

Housing conditions

• Heating of

homes and smoking cause the most impact on housing living conditions

• 110 deaths

were attributed in 2011 due to cold homes

Living and open spaces

• Only 20% of

residents participate in sport activities

• 213 parks in the

borough are used by 80% of residents

• Brentford,Chiswick,

Heston, Hanworth, Isleworth and Osterley are the most active

Properties

Housing Imbalances

5000 10000 15000 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

Social housing needs in Hounslow 2010/11 to 2012/13

Housing Register Homeless Accepted Homeless Refused 5000 10000 15000 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

Social housing supply (lettings) in Hounslow 2010/11 to 2012/13

Applications Homeless Transfers

Homelessness

• 25-34 is the most common age bracket for

homeless – with 16-19 group representing a decrease in people accepted as homeless Youth Homelessness

• Approx 4000 police phone calls related to domestic

violence, mainly from women living in Central Hounslow and Feltham areas Domestic Violence

• The use of Temp Accommodation increased

dramatically from 741 in March 2012 to 1,067 by March 2013 and predicted to increase Temporary Accommodation

• At any one time there are between 10-50 people

sleeping rough across the borough – in May 2013/14 the total rough sleepers in the borough were 31 Rough Sleeping

Rising to the challenges

• Hounslow is identified as a top 10 growth area in the

country

• We will make land available, release sites and

strengthen our work with key partners

• We have a clear vision of the homes we want to

create

• We are serious about stepping up our regeneration

and inward investment strategy …….. We want to make Hounslow a destination where people will want to invest, work and live

The following are five objectives which underpin our housing strategy:

• 1. To provide a choice of high quality housing for people at all stages
• f their lives at prices they can afford.
• 2. To raise housing quality and standards across tenures, enhancing

local areas and supporting thriving communities.

• 3. To support our communities to live independently by promoting

health and wellbeing.

• 4. To support residents from becoming homeless and provide housing
• ptions and advice if they are homeless.
• 5. To create cleaner, safer and greener living environments for our

local communities.

Objective 1

‘To provide a choice of high quality housing for people at all stages of their lives at prices they can afford’ To achieve this objective - some of our proposals include;

• build 3000 affordable homes (600 on HRA land)
• Work with developers to secure a minimum of 41% of

affordable homes on proposed developments of 10 or more units

• Secure a tenure split of 60% affordable rent and 40% low cost

home ownership

• Aim to secure 10% of all new homes specifically identified and

suitable for people with disabilities

• we will aim to bring 250 empty homes back into use

Objective 2

‘To raise housing quality and standards across tenures enhancing local areas and supporting thriving communities’ To achieve this objective - some of our proposals include;

• Review our private sector housing stock through a stock remodelling
• Use our enforcement powers to regulate HMOs, empty properties
• Strengthen our ALMO performance monitoring to secure excellent

tenant services

• Tackle tenancy fraud and corruption
• Continue to meet decent home standards at 100%

Objective 3

‘To support our communities to live independently by promoting health and wellbeing’ To achieve this objective - some of our proposals include;

• Better integrate and co-ordinate our work internally
• Complete construction of 4 sheltered housing schemes
• We will roll out a smokefree homes campaign
• Support older people to remain in their own homes
• Increase social development opportunities by upgrading and

building play spaces within the borough

Objective 4

‘To support residents from becoming homeless and provide housing options and advice if they become homeless’ To achieve this objective - some of our proposals include;

• We will redesign our homeless service
• We will actively engage in preventing mortgage repossessions
• We will actively seek to monitor and support residents who are

affected by welfare reforms

• We will work with the private sector and provide an attractive

package of options – both to landlords and eligible tenants

• We will be more proactive in moving on households from

temporary accommodation

Objective 5

‘To create a cleaner, safer and greener living environment’ To achieve this objective - some of our proposals include;

• We will expand our estate wardens role and scheme
• Improve our joint working corporately with residents, police

and Hounslow Homes to tackle issues of community safety

• We will deliver energy efficiency improvements to up to

10,000 homes across the borough over the next 2-3 years

Get involved, have your say and make a difference !

• Go to our council website and complete our online consultation

survey

http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/index/council_and_democracy/consultations.htm

• Email us – email your views to the Housing Projects and

Partnerships Team pps@hounslow.gov.uk

• Call us – speak to the team or leave a message

020 8583 3848