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8.46 Housing schemes which do not address outcomes under the strategic investment themes
should not be considered for funding from public resources.
8.47 It is important to recognise that the categorisation under themes applies to the schemes
themselves. The categories are defined by the nature of their outcomes and not the areas in which
they are located. For example, not every housing scheme in a regeneration area is necessarily
geared to regeneration; nor will every scheme addressing rural need be located in a village.
8.48 The first RHS for the East of England (2003–2006) adopted the five themes previously used for
targeting investment in the Region: growth, regeneration, supported housing, rural need, and
housing for people from the Region’s BME communities. Targets and provisional allocations for the
2004–06 investment period were as set out in figure 16.
Figure 16. Targets and provisional allocations against 2004–06 investment themes
East of England: strategic theme allocations (SHG)
Supported
Rural
Regen
Growth
BME
(%)
0.05%
5%
12.2%
10%
15%
19.6%
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
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26%
30%
42.1%
40%
Provisional
allocations
Regional
target
8.49 To the existing themes, an additional theme of Key Workers was added, reflecting the growing
concern in the Region and within Government of the potential impact of housing affordability
issues on public services and economic development. The RHS prioritised the themes broadly
through indicative levels of investment for the short-term, with very general direction on the
geographical targeting.
8.50 Consultation for this revised RHS led to the identification of further themes: homelessness, other
local needs, asylum seekers and refugees, and Gypsies and Travellers. The investment themes for
the present RHS are set out on the following page.
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