Inventing our future Collective action for a sustainable economy

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8 Recommendations for public investment 57
Background to investment 57
The balance between investment in the existing housing stock and new housing 59
Investment in the existing housing stock. 59
Investment in new affordable housing 62
9 Implementation, managing and monitoring the RHS 76
Priorities for delivery 76
Short-term delivery 76
Delivery at local level 77
Managing the process of delivery 77
Monitoring and review of the RHS 78
Risk and contingency planning 79
Actions to be scheduled and prioritised 81
10 Appendix 84
Appendix 1 – delivery agents 84
Figure 1: Relationships between regional, sub-regional and local strategies 12
Figure 2: Elements of the integrated regional strategy
Figure 3: Housing investment sub-regions and planned distribution of new
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housing provision to 2021 17
Figure 4: Strategic planning framework 22
Figure 5: Inspire East 26
Figure 6: Policy framework: section 106 agreements 28
Figure 7: Policy framework: quality homes and environments 36
Figure 8: Policy framework: housing, health and well-being 38
Figure 9: Policy framework: housing, inclusion and community cohesion 44
Figure 10: Policy framework: providing mixed communities and widening choice 47
Figure 11: Policy framework: housing in rural communities 51
Figure 12: Policy framework: alleviating homelessness 53
Figure 13: Illustration of the flow of housing capital allocations 57
Figure 14: Potential investment interventions 58
Figure 15: Affordable housing products 63
Figure 16: Targets and provisional allocations against 2004–06 investment themes 65
Figure 17: Investment themes 66
Figure 18: Investment themes indicative targeting 69