Issue - meetings

Background:

This report provided details of the draft Housing Strategy which contained information about the housing market in Medway, demographics, housing needs and prioritisation and target setting. The Strategy aimed to reflect policies and priorities at national, regional and local level and would help to deliver the strategic housing priorities for Medway.

The report stated that the Strategy was designed around three aims consisting of: bridging the gap; early prevention and; health and housing, the aim of which was to produce seven outcomes.

The report had been considered by the Business Support Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 20 September 2011 and the Committee’s views, alongside officers’ responses, were set out in paragraph 6 of the report.

Details of a Diversity Impact Assessment screening form were set out in Appendix 2 to the report. The report stated that the screening found that it was not necessary to proceed to a full assessment.

Reasons:

Approval of the Strategy will enable the Council to comply with the requirement of Section 87 of the Local Government Act 2003 that the Council has a Local Housing Strategy and ensure that there is a common understanding of Medway’s housing market and how gaps in housing and/or housing related support can be addressed.