Housing in Bolton Bolton Community Homes Bolton Community Homes Strategic Housing Partnership Keith Davies Guy Cresswell Jon Lord
Introduction • Context for how housing operates in Bolton: – Strategic context for Bolton – Strategic Context for GM – Bolton Community Homes – Bolton Community Homes • Housing Facts • Why Housing is important • Challenges • Offer and Ask
Housing Strategy Priorities: • To provide housing that is affordable and offers choice whilst meeting the needs and demands of the future; • To create and promote communities that are To create and promote communities that are sustainable and inclusive; • To improve the quality of private sector housing; • To promote health, well-being and quality of life; • To strengthen our partnership approach to improve housing, services and communities.
Strategic Context - Bolton • Core Strategy position – Allocation Plan agreed • 5 Year land supply – Target 694 dwellings per annum • 35% should be affordable • Increasing pressure to supply land • Increasing pressure to supply land • Major sites such as Rivington Chase key to delivery • Housing target likely to increase so further land required
Strategic Context GM • City Deal includes a £300m Housing Investment Fund - 80% Recyclable Loans to be repaid 3 times in 10 years • Expectation to deliver 10 – 15,000 homes. • New approach to spatial planning – GM Spatial Framework by 2018 • Establishment of TOPco and GM Place to facilitate delivery. • Bolton’s Place at the table • Registered Provider role within AGMA
Bolton Community Homes • Strategic Housing Partnership for Bolton. • Membership is made up of Housing Associations, voluntary sector, Council including Health. • We own and manage over 23, 500 homes and employ • We own and manage over 23, 500 homes and employ more than 1,300 people in Bolton. • Unique model that brings added value and opportunities to communities. • Projects funded by reserves • Strongly linked into Greater Manchester through the GM Providers Group
Housing Facts: Households and Tenure
Housing Facts: sales and prices • Average house price in Bolton is £89,277, which is a decrease of 3.5% from the same time last year. • Average private sector rent for a 3 bedroom • Average private sector rent for a 3 bedroom house is £460pcm • Average affordable rent for a 3 bedroom house is £368 pcm.
Housing Facts: Stock Condition and Empty Properties
Housing Facts: Housing Need and Demand • There are 21,003 people currently registered with Homes for Bolton. • 2,225 households were rehoused by BCH partners last year. partners last year. • 277 people were accepted as statutory homeless last year. • 3,084 customers sought housing advice in 2014/15.
Why is housing important? • A home ……. – Health & well being – Educational attainment – Financial security – Financial security – Ability to work and sustain employment – Community cohesion & sustainable communities – Environment
Why is Housing Important? We help shape and deliver strategic priorities in communities • Development and Growth • Skills and employment • Health and Wellbeing • Sustainable Communities • Cross cutting
Why is Housing Important?
Why is Housing Important? We are the GLUE at a neighbourhood level • Unique insight into communities and people’s lives. • Facilitate the bringing together of multiple agencies. • Provide residents and communities with a voice.
Development and Growth • New Affordable Housing to meet the needs of the Borough • Provision of specialist housing • Balancing communities through lettings policies • Piloting new design and build techniques
Skills and Employment • Apprenticeships • UCANs: – Work clubs – Volunteering – Work with college Work with college – Work placements • The LASE project
Health and Wellbeing • Safe, Warm and Dry homes • Supporting Independent Living • Aids and adaptations • Preventative services • Older Person’s Housing Strategy – Specialist Housing schemes – Assistive technology and Careline • Food growing; co-operatives • Social isolation
Sustainable Communities • UCANs: – Community business/social enterprise – UCAN Build a New Beginning Project – Health initiatives – Arts – Arts • Community Safety – ASB Cross Tenure Group – Somebody’s Sister, Somebody’s Daughter
Anti - poverty • Supporting and signposting • Debt Management and budgeting • Leading the way on fuel Poverty and Behaviour change • Tackling food poverty • Tackling food poverty
Challenges • Welfare reform • Growth and Regeneration – Land availability – Balancing economic drivers with fulfilling need – Demand issues Demand issues – Funding/Costs of work • Supporting Independence in the Community – Reduced funding for preventative services – Complex Needs – Social Isolation
Ask and Offer • WE CAN – Build new homes – Provide insight and a link into local communities – Help make best use of OUR resources – Offer our time and commitment • IF YOU – Recognise and use… – …Planning
Any Questions? Any Questions?
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