Housing for Varying Needs Review - Aberdeen City Council

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NeedsHousing for Varying Needs Review5.13 The demand for very sheltered housing has remained relatively stableover this time as can be seen Table 8:Table 8: Demand for ACC very sheltered housing as at 31 March 2007-2011:Very Sheltered Housing353025201510502007 2008 2009 2010 2011Mar-07 Mar-08 Mar-09 Mar-10 Mar-11Very Sheltered Housing 23 29 24 20 285.14 Despite there being continuing demand for sheltered housing, albeitfewer applications in recent years, some of our developments can still bedesignated as hard to let. Table 9 below gives the breakdown of the 670properties that we have identified as hard to let.Table 9: ACC low demand stockStock Cottage Flat Multi Total(Oct 2011)Low demand shelteredproperties11 76 594 6705.15 The reasons why some properties are hard to let varies but is usuallyreflective of the property type, particularly multi storey flats, the area ofthe city, or the general condition or amenities within the particulardevelopment. Bed-sit type accommodation is particularly unpopular.5.16 As a consequence many of our “hard to let” sheltered houses have beenallocated to individuals who perhaps could not be considered asrequiring sheltered accommodation and its associated support packagesand charges. This has lead to management difficulties where perhapsinappropriate allocations have been made.5.17 Benchmarking5.17.1 A benchmarking exercise was carried out to compare provision anddemand in other Scottish Cities. The results are given below. Table 1013
Housing for Varying Needs Reviewshows that although Aberdeen has the highest number of properties(1673) this forms only 9.5% of the total stock. Dundee has the highestportion, with 16% of their stock designated as sheltered housing,although it should be noted that they are currently reducing the levelsof provision as part of their sheltered housing review. GlasgowHousing Association provides the lowest level of specialist housing forolder people, however this should be viewed with caution as their stocktransfer programme may have seen this transferred to other providers.Table 10: Stock levels as at 1 April 2011Stock Sheltered% ofStockVerySheltered% ofStock Amenity% ofStockAberdeen 22704 2163 9.5 110 0.5 1673 7.4Edinburgh 20910 1118 5.3 0 0.0 1715 8.2Dundee 13379 2115 15.8 73 0.5 61 0.5Glasgow HA 59181 823 1.4 187 0.3 0 0.05.17.2 In terms of demand the other authorities seem to be experiencing asimilar, slow but steady trend of reducing numbers of applicants.5.18 Table 11: Levels of demand for sheltered housing:Number of applicants Mar-07 Mar-08 Mar-09 Mar-10 Mar-11Aberdeen City 1033 1033 1012 853 773Aberdeenshire 734 804 791 748 736Dundee 1145 1076 845 n/a n/aEdinburgh n/a n/a n/a n/a n/aGlasgow HA n/a n/a 1491 1474 1250[Notes: (1) Glasgow HA advises that the reduction 2011 is linked to transfer ofstock as part of the 2nd stage transfer. (2) Aberdeenshire advises reductionin past two years is in marked contrast to the continued increase of thegeneral housing waiting list in Aberdeenshire. (3) Dundee is unable to providefigures for 2010/11. Dundee City Council has reduced its stock by 929 unitsbetween 2001- 2009 and has seen a reduction in demand.]6 Understanding our assets6.1 In order to understand our asset base we have compiled Asset Profilesheets for each our sheltered and very sheltered housing developments.6.2 The asset profile sheets capture information on:• Overview/Background – this section provides a brief overview ofthe features of the development: location, type, age, supportprovided, charges applicable and a summary of social activities,14
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