Armagh - Northern Ireland Housing Executive

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Corporate Objective 2: Supporting independent living • We funded 18 supported housing schemes and one floating support service for a range of client groups; • There were 38 disabled facilities grants completed in the private sector; • A comprehensive Travellers five year needs assessment will be undertaken in 2013/14. This will inform a new Traveller Accommodation Programme. Corporate Objective 3: Building stronger communities • To address rural housing need in Armagh City and District, one social housing scheme was completed during 2012/13 and three were on site at 31st March 2013. These will provide 34 new dwellings. There is one new build scheme for five dwellings programmed to start in 2013/14; • We continue to deliver our programme of latent demand tests. Corporate Objective 4: Delivering quality services • We have reviewed our Housing Selection Scheme to account for Welfare Reform; • During 2012/13, DSD commissioned a fundamental review of the Allocations Policy for social housing; • We will continue to administer Housing Benefit prior to the phased transfer to Universal Credit between 2014 and 2017. 6
Landlord Services Corporate Objective 1: Delivering better homes In 2012/13 we • In 2012/13 we completed one double glazing s cheme, installed heating to one kitchen replacement scheme, and two heati ng 325 properties in installation schemes in Armagh City and District. Armagh District and • We commenc ed two kitchen replacement schemes, plan to commence one kitchen improvement scheme, one dou ble glazing 221 heating scheme, three heating installation schemes and on e fire installations in door scheme. Armagh 2013/14. • We plan to commence one kitchen replacement scheme, one double glazing scheme, one smoke alarm replacement scheme and three heating installation schemes during 2013/14. Corporate Objective 2: Supporting independent living • We commenced 23 adaptations to our stock in Armagh City and District in 2012/13 and have a budget of £154K in 2013/14; • In the coming year we plan to complete Tenancy Support Needs Assessments with all new tenants and provide support as required; • We provide financial advice and counselling services fo r tenants, as required. Corporate Objective 3: Building stronger communities • We encourage all tenants to sign up to our Good Neighbour Agreement; • We work to deliver projects of a cross community nature including the Sha red Communities Programme; • We work in partnership with the stat utory, community and voluntary sectors in developing and delivering improved community safety at estate level; • We continue to implement the Building Relationships in Communities (BR IC) programme which aims to ‘put good relations at the heart of social housing’ ; • We continue to implement the Race Relations policy. Corporate Objective 4: Delivering quality services • We work to reduce rent arrears; We have restructured • During 2013/14 we will ensure our contract our local office management procedures for maintenance are robust; management teams and realigned our • We aim to meet district office targets in relation t o Areas to form new housing , homeless and maintenance. Regions. Appendices Appendices detail our programmes, performance, housing need projections, waiting list and stock. 7
Page 1 and 2: Armagh District Housing Plan & Loca
Page 3 and 4: Contents Foreword .................
Page 5 and 6: Following the Northern Ireland Audi
Page 7: • At March 2013, the Housing Exec
Page 12 and 13: 1.3 Policy context The Northern Ire
Page 14 and 15: We see this as a prerequisite to ea
Page 17 and 18: Section 2 Housing Market Analysis 2
Page 19 and 20: Table 1: Key Demographic Statistics
Page 21 and 22: such changes are intended to de-ris
Page 23: Table 3: Social housing statistics
Page 26 and 27: In line with the proposed separatio
Page 28 and 29: DSD introduced the Tenancy Deposit
Page 30 and 31: 3.3 Objective 2 - Supporting indepe
Page 32 and 33: • The Shared Communities Programm
Page 34 and 35: Landlord Services The Housing Execu
Page 36 and 37: Action Plan 2013/14 • Continue to
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Page 40 and 41: Appendix 1 Social Housing Developme
Page 42 and 43: Appendix 2 Maintenance and grants i
Page 44 and 45: Analysis of adaptations to Housing
Page 46 and 47: Appendix 4 Household composition of
Page 48 and 49: Definition of Household Types Singl
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