Appendix - North Kesteven District Council
Appendix - North Kesteven District Council
Appendix - North Kesteven District Council
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C The Challenges Facing the <strong>District</strong><br />
The study used the Government definition of Housing Needs as ‘a household which does not have a house or is<br />
living in housing which is inadequate or unsuitable, and who are unlikely<br />
to be able to meet their needs without some assistance’.<br />
The test of whether or not a household can afford to find their own housing is based on the principle<br />
that they would have to spend more than 25% of their net income on mortgage or rent payments. Only 9% of<br />
those in housing need could afford shared ownership housing at around the cost of the minimum priced market<br />
housing.<br />
The Housing Needs Assessment concluded that:<br />
• For the period 2004-2009, 462 affordable houses a year would be required; and<br />
• That between 2010 and 2014, 333 houses would be needed.<br />
The position for the first five years can be demonstrated from the following analysis.<br />
BACKLOG OF EXISTING<br />
NEED<br />
NEW ARISING NEED<br />
Existing<br />
h’holds<br />
76<br />
Potential<br />
h’holds<br />
371<br />
Homeless<br />
h’holds<br />
0<br />
New<br />
h’holds<br />
110<br />
Existing<br />
h’holds<br />
254<br />
Inmigrants<br />
312<br />
447<br />
h’holds<br />
20% quota to progressively<br />
reduce backlog<br />
89<br />
h’holds<br />
676<br />
h’holds<br />
GROSS AFFORDABLE HOUSING<br />
REQUIREMENT<br />
765 UNITS<br />
SUPPLY OF<br />
AFFORDABLE UNITS<br />
303 UNITS<br />
NET AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENT<br />
462 UNITS (PER ANNUM) - SURPLUS<br />
17 Housing Strategy 2005 - 2008
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