Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2010 - Falkirk Council

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7. NEW FUNDING MODELS & PROCUREMENT General 7.1 The Scottish Government’s housing policy discussion document, Housing: Fresh Thinking, New Ideas poses fundamental questions about the way homes can be built, allocated, funded and managed. One of the five key themes outlined in the document is that increasing the supply of affordable housing is critical. The document identifies that if housing need is to be addressed in this new financial climate, a fundamental change in the methods employed to finance and deliver new affordable homes is required. The document outlines a clear message that there is little prospect of meeting need if delivery is pursued only through traditional funding models. 7.2 As a result of the financial challenges facing the housing sector, it is clear that new funding sources and models for increasing the supply of affordable housing are essential. The discussion document outlines that potential funding models currently in place or under consideration include: • Council House Building Incentive, • Leverage models, • Shared equity, • Co-operative and mutual home ownership models, • Housing and Infrastructure Loan Fund, • Planning Policy, Conditions and Agreements, • Innovative Bidding Arrangements, • Landlords getting more value from existing resources, • New sources of finance for RSLs, • Cross-subsidy models, • Reducing barriers to investment. 7.3 Falkirk Council has a well developed Council house building programme and has demonstrated a willingness to consider and participate in new innovative solutions to increasing the supply of affordable housing. The Council will continue to adopt this approach to try to meet the strategic objective of increasing the supply of new affordable housing that provides a diverse range of affordable housing options for the current and future needs of residents wishing to live in the Falkirk Council area. Procurement 7.4 In terms of procurement and the efficiencies and community benefits that can be achieved through a strategic approach to it, the Council is fully committed to looking at new ways of delivering objectives and will encourage and contribute to new and innovative procurement models to ensure the best social return on investment is achieved when delivering new affordable housing. 52
7.5 The Council will continue to liaise and co-operate with the Scottish Government’s Housing Investment Division (HID) and with the local RSL Forum to consider the options for joint/streamlined procurement processes in terms of the projects outlined in this SHIP. The Council will continue to engage with its RSL partners and HID to develop a procurement framework that will underpin the preparation of future SHIPs. 7.6 Over the past 4 years the average grant requirement per unit for social rented units delivered in the Council area through the AHIP has reduced year-on-year from an average of £83,260 per unit in 2006-07 to an average of £66,562 in 2009/10 (Appendix 9). The Council will continue to promote and support efficiency savings which, if this trend continues, will allow more new affordable homes to be delivered during the impending period of budget contraction. Community Benefits from Procurement Processes 7.7 Falkirk Council is actively working towards embedding a community benefits in procurement approach within Council Services and with other public sector organisations to expand the scope and quantity of employment and training opportunities linked to the local action plans for increasing skills and employability for those priority clients of working age who are currently unemployed (Workforce Plus and More Choices, More Chances). 7.8 A presentation outlining the process and benefits of adopting a community benefits in procurement approach was presented to the Falkirk RSL Forum meeting on 13 th May 2010. The Council is fully committed to working with RSLs in order to incorporate local community benefits into their procurement processes. 7.9 This is evidenced in the following ways: • The Council includes community benefit clauses in its building contracts for new council housing and/or maintenance/repair which require the successful contractor to provide training opportunities dependent on the size and duration of the build, e.g. the contract to build 8 new homes at Sawyers Avenue, Denny required at least one training opportunity to be provided throughout the duration of the contract, • The contract for the extensive refurbishment of the high rise flats at Eastburn Tower, Falkirk requires the successful contractor to provide at least four training opportunities for the duration of the contract, • Following the success of the Link Group’s projects at Lomond Drive, Langlees and Wood Street, Grangemouth which provided 9 pre-apprenticeship training places, a good working relationship has developed to ensure future building projects incorporate community benefits into the procurement process. A further example of good working relationships with Link Group resulted in Persimmon Homes providing two training opportunities at the housing development at Bellsdyke, Larbert, 53
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PROJECT Chisholm Place, Grangemouth
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