Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2010 - Falkirk Council

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3.20 Homeless presentations in the Council area in 2010/11 continue to be high and it will be vital to monitor how effectively the new Homelessness Strategy 2008-13 addresses the Scottish Government’s 2012 homelessness target that by 2012 everyone who is not intentionally homeless will have a right to settled accommodation. This target has been expressed in a local Vision, set out in the Homelessness Strategy “by 2012 no one in the Falkirk Council area need be homeless” and a detailed action plan is being implemented which focuses on three key priorities: Prevention, Accommodation and Support. A major element of this Vision is the implementation of the “housing options approach” alongside the choice-based lettings scheme noted above, alongside measures to improve access to private rented accommodation in the area. 3.21 Over time it is intended that there will be a sufficient range of housing options to meet the needs of local people and it is clear that in a time of limited resources for building new homes will be increasingly important to make the most effective use of all the available housing stock. Stakeholders’ views on how this can be achieved will be a major area for consideration in the next LHS. Figure D 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 Source: Falkirk Council housing management system Mortgage to Rent Scheme 0 1940 Homeless presentations 2005-2010 1955 3.22 Of the 71 applications to the Mortgage to Rent scheme since its introduction in 2003, 32 dwellings in the Falkirk Council area have been purchased by local RSLs facilitated through £1.71m of grant subsidy. Of the total transactions completed, 23% were purchased in 2009/10 indicating that more people are now having recourse to the Scheme in order to solve their housing crisis. Falkirk Council agreed to participate in the scheme in June 2009, purchased its first property in October 2009 and has now bought a further 7 properties since then. There continues to be a steady flow of applications and the number of acquisitions is therefore likely to increase. The total amount of Government grant received in respect of these properties amounts to £244,000, with the Council’s contribution being £315,000. 24 2434 2736 2521 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
Housing for People with Particular Needs 3.23 Over the past year detailed work has been undertaken in respect of the need for specialist accommodation for people with particular needs. This has included analysis of secondary data such as General Registers Office (GRO) household projections, the Council and RSL housing management systems, the Social Work Information System (SWIS), the Local House Condition Survey (LHCS) and discussions with Social Work colleagues. Older People 3.24 The current population of people aged 60 and over is around 33,000 people. Men and women are equally represented in the older population until age 75 when the proportion of women increases. In terms of the overall population of older people there is projected to be a 29% increase in the 75+ age group over the period 2008-2018 and a 97% increase in this group over the period 2008-2033. Given the correlation between old age and disability, this increase has important implications for care and support services as well as the provision of suitable property types. 3.25 At present, a range of accommodation options are available locally for older people ranging from Housing with Care Level 1 (previously called Very Sheltered Housing) to amenity housing which comprises small flats or bungalows which have generally been let to older people. In addition, Falkirk Council manages 13 multistorey tower blocks, 2 of which offer Housing with Care Level 2 (previously called sheltered housing) with the remaining 11 blocks providing general needs housing. The 11 mainstream blocks account for 806 units which provide a desirable housing option for some older people. 3.26 A key issue that will require to be addressed in the new LHS is that much of the stock of housing designed for older people no longer meets the needs and aspirations of that client group and, given the population projections outlined above, it is now necessary for the next LHS to set out a clear strategy for meeting the housing needs of this ageing population. A number of factors have contributed to the current situation: • Specialist “sheltered” housing built in the 1970s and 80s is often small in comparison with what people expect today. There is some evidence that older women will not consider bedsit accommodation when it becomes available and even properties with a separate bedroom are often considered to be too small – older people nowadays often want to have a spare room for family and friends to stay over. • Much of the 1970s and 80s sheltered housing stock was built over two storeys without a lift. This is increasingly seen as a barrier to access for older people today and significant capital investment is now required if this accommodation is to provide a future housing option for older people. It seems likely that some reconfiguration or service redesign will be required in the coming years. 25
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Priority Ranking * To Be Determined
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PROJECT Chisholm Place, Grangemouth
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Appendix 2a Local Housing Strategy
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Housing Need and Demand Assessment
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Appendix 3 Equalities
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SHIP MAPS
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Maps - 2010/11 Projects
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Maps - Shadow SHIP Maps
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Sub Area Maps
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