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Return to ContentsHaving considered the predicted housing delivery for 2008-2011,the council has set a target to deliver 300 new affordable homeseach year throughout this period. However, it must be notedthat should the market continue to fall and housing developmentcontinue to slow down this will affect supply of affordable housingUrgent work is beginning to explore how the Council and itspartners can maintain this level of delivery of new affordablehousing within the current housing market conditions.The shortfall in affordable housingThe table below identifies that there is an expected annualshortfall of 653 units per year.AExisting annual need for affordable housing (assumingneed is to be met over 5 years)773B Newly arising need per annum 920CNumber of vacancies arising from re-lets and newbuild, per annum1,040C– (A+B) Shortfall per annuwm 653Given that the Council and its partners have, at most, been ableto secure a maximum of between 300 and 400 units in any oneyear (even during the buoyant housing market of recent years)new build affordable homes will not be able to address the needfor affordable housing – other options to new build are critical ifwe are to succeed to meet the need for affordable homes.Shortfallin affordable housingThis Strategy therefore explores not only how to maximise newbuild affordable housing but also identifies how to make best useof the private sector, using housing benefits where appropriate.In addition it aims to ensure that our existing housing stock is wellmaintained in order to serve current and future needs and thatwe maximise the opportunities that the regeneration of existinghousing stock affords. The Strategy recognises the importanceof delivering these priorities whilst still protecting and deliveringthe needs of specific vulnerable groups including the homeless26
and our growing populations of older people and those from theBorough’s black, minority and ethnic communities.Strategic FrameworkNo strategy exists in isolation, and this strategy is no different.The diagram below shows how the Housing, Homelessness andBenefits Strategy is informed by, and in turn informs, a range ofpolicies and strategies.Sustainable Communities:Homes for AllReturn to Return Contents to ContentsAffordablehousingTarget 300new homes each year653 expectedyearly shortfall of unitsHomes for the future: More affordable,more sustainable (Green Paper)South East PlanRegional Housing StrategyLocal Area AgreementHampshire Supporting People StrategyLSP and Community StrategyHousing Homelessnessand Benefits StartegyCouncil PlanLocal development FrameworkNeighbourhood Renewal StrategyCommunity SafetyStrategic AssessmentCorporate Equality StrategyOlder Persons StrategyStrategicframeworkDomestic Violence Strategy27
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