Housing Partnership

What is the Purpose and what are the Goals of the Partnership?

• Improve housing choice, quality & affordability for all Tameside residents
• Develop a partnership framework to engage a housing providers & agencies
• Develop local solutions to local housing needs

What is the National Context?

• Sustainable Communities Plan – “Homes for All” – Housing Investment focussed on Affordable Housing. There is a funding emphasis on the south of England.
• Housing Bill – Increasing Housing Supply, again with an emphasis on affordability.
• Regionally and Sub-Regionally – Review of the Regional Housing Strategy and production of a sub-regional strategy for Greater Manchester following research into the Local Housing Markets.
• Less Government funding will be available for improving the quality of existing stock due to the emphasis on new supply in Government proposals.

What are the Partnership’s Priorities in Tameside?

• Completion of the review of key strategy documents.
• Delivering Decent Homes
• Securing funding to provide new affordable homes and improve current stock.
• Providing support to vulnerable members of the community to help them maintain appropriate accommodation.

Key projects the Partnership is currently working on

• Working with Registered Social Landlord (RSL) Partners to deliver new affordable housing and improve the quality of the existing stock, particularly in Hattersley, which has now been successfully transferred.
• Provision of a scheme for people with learning disabilities at Taunton Place, Ashton-under-Lyne.
• Further development of the Homeless Prevention Services and reductions in the use of temporary accommodation.
• Production of Tameside’s first affordable Housing Strategy following completion of the Needs and Demand Study and Stock Condition Survey work.
• Increasing the provision of support services to vulnerable people.

Key Documents

• Housing Strategy
• Supporting People Strategy
• Homelessness Strategy

For copies of the key documents please visit http://www.tameside.gov.uk/tmbc3/housingindex.htm

For further information please contact Andrew Leah on 0161-342-2562 or visit http://www.tameside.gov.uk/tmbc3/housingindex.htm