Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2010 - Falkirk Council

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• Many older people who might previously have moved from their family home to smaller accommodation as they became older have now bought their home from the local authority or RSL and wish to remain there so that they have an asset to leave to their children. In addition, if they are mortgage free, it is cheaper to stay where they are than to rent alternative accommodation. • National health and social care policy has moved towards enabling people to live in their own home wherever possible by means of adaptations to the property and the provision of both telecare and support services. 3.27 Over the past year, analysis of expressed demand for Housing with Care has indicated that there are around 200 people on a combination of Council and RSL waiting lists. As noted above, some of the accommodation no longer meets modern expectations and there is now a need to consider whether reconfiguration/refurbishment is a viable option or if some units need to either be demolished to provide a development site for housing that better meets current needs or used to meet the needs of other groups in the population. Work is currently underway to consider how the Council’s own housing stock can best meet present day and future needs so that a clear development programme can be prepared in the context of the next LHS and it is planned to hold workshops with RSL partners in November 2010 to agree how a similar exercise can be undertaken for the RSL stock of housing for older people. 3.28 As a result of the work done over the past year it has become clear that there is a need for better publicity about the range of housing options available for older people and that the process of applying for specialist housing would be simplified if there was a local Common Housing Register (CHR). In the absence of a CHR there has been a need to manually compare the Council and RSL waiting lists to eliminate double counting and in doing this it has become evident that most older people are not aware of the wider housing options that exist across the Council area and therefore there is a possibility that they miss out on opportunities to meet their housing need. The development of a CHR and an increased awareness about local housing options may help some older people to make the right housing choices at the right time for them. 3.29 Given the fact that the population is ageing, there is a clear need to ensure that new general needs housing is built so that it can be adapted as the occupants’ needs change over the coming years. All of the Council’s new build properties and all RSL developments are built to Housing for Varying Needs Standards and this should assist to meet the needs of people as they age or develop disabilities without them having to move home. Physical Disabilities 3.30 The correlation between old age and physical disability/sensory impairment was noted above but there will always be a proportion of the younger population that requires housing that is purpose-built or adapted to meet their needs. Using data from a range of sources including the 2009 Local House Condition Survey (LHCS), the Social Work Information System (SWIS) and Council and RSL waiting lists, it is estimated that around 100 people with physical disabilities require alternative housing. 26
3.31 The requirement for any new socially rented properties to be built to Housing for Varying Needs Standards will go some way to addressing the need for housing for people with physical disabilities over time but there will always be a small number of people who need bespoke housing solutions that go beyond level access and minor adaptations. Families will often need accommodation specially designed for a child or young person with severe disabilities and there is a recognised need for this kind of provision for some children who are in foster care placements. To address the need for personalised housing provision for people with severe disabilities it is proposed that the new LHS will set a target percentage for such provision in all new developments for rent/low cost home ownership provided by either the Council or its RSL partners. Over the coming year there will be consultation with a wide range of stakeholders, including those groups who represent the views of people with disabilities, to ascertain what an appropriate target should be. The needs of families who have children with disabilities will be discussed with Social Work colleagues. 3.32 However, many people with disabilities will wish to stay where they are and seek to have their home adapted to meet their needs. The 2009 LHCS estimated that 7% of households considered that they had an illness or disability that would require them to adapt their homes. Taking account of these findings, a Scheme of Assistance has now been approved in accordance with the requirements of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2009. This makes provision for owners and tenants in the private rented sector to access grants to adapt or extend their homes to meet their assessed needs. For tenants in social rented housing, landlords work in partnership with Social Work Services to try to adapt a person’s home or, where this is not possible, to facilitate a move to more suitable accommodation. Learning Disabilities 3.33 Social Work colleagues have highlighted a need to consider the housing needs of people with learning disabilities, in particular those who have elderly carers. The Scottish Consortium for Learning Disabilities estimates that around 724 adults in the Falkirk Council area have learning disabilities, whilst SWIS indicates that around 150 people were assessed as having a learning disability in 2008-09, of whom 13 were in unsuitable accommodation. In some cases, people with a learning disability may also be elderly and/or suffer from physical disabilities and the need for purpose-built housing for these people will overlap with the two categories noted above but it is likely that general needs housing with the provision of appropriate care and support packages will meet the needs of the majority of people with learning disabilities. 3.34 At the moment, there are 248 units in 98 developments that aim to provide accommodation and specialist support for people who need it. Discussions are currently underway with Social Work Services to ascertain whether there is a need for further specialist provision for this client group and, if this is the case, an appropriate target will be set in the next LHS. Information from Social Work indicates that around a third of the housing support budget - £3,889,550 - assists 152 people with learning disabilities. 27
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Priority Ranking * To Be Determined
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PROJECT Chisholm Place, Grangemouth
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Housing Need and Demand Assessment
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Appendix 3 Equalities
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