Responses to Housing Strategy Consultation September-December 2010 Roland Payne Paul Gibson Housing Strategy, Policy and Development team

Consultation began on the 20 th September and ends on the 13 th December As at , Consultation has been carried out with : Members, Stakeholders and the public Methods 6 Meetings have been attended (around 250 people including 180 young people at Oakgrove) Also, the Housing Services Forum (around 30 people in a facilitated workshop) A press release sent out; Articles published (e.g. the web, Parish Newsletter, Live MK on ) Exhibition boards placed in CMK Library & Tenants Resource Centre Feedback 67 – From the Public (of which 53 were from the Probation Service) 8 – From MKC (of which 4 came from Councillors) 9 – From Organsiations 6 - Meetings

Housing Strategy Consultation Responses to questions What homes should be built ( 71 responses ) Type There was a range from studio, shared houses, all bedroom sizes to bungalows. The largest response was “ a mix “ with 14 responses Client group (32) The largest response was “ for single people “ (9), people with disabilities (8 ) and older people (7) Tenure (38) By far the largest response was “ affordable “ with 25

Housing Strategy Consultation Building new homes To what quality and standard should they be built ? (112 ) The largest response was “ high standard “ with 30, and “eco/energy efficient “with 25 Design/layout (54) There was a range of response with “not too dense” at 6 and “parking” at 5 What does sustainable communities mean to you (122) The largest response was “ diverse” with 24, followed by “local facilities” with 18

Housing Strategy Consultation Making the best use of existing homes What standards should there be for existing homes? (61 ) The highest response was “issues about repairs/improvements” (32 ) Standards to set (49) There was no clear response, although “ good standards” (8) and “ focus on the private sector “ (8) were the highest How could we make best use of existing homes ? (89 ) The highest response was “ Allocations “ (34 ), and “property improvement” (25 )

Housing Strategy Consultation Supporting our residents Do you feel that more support is needed for residents? (88 ) “ Yes “ was the highest with 80 responses What extra support do you think would help? (140 ) The highest was “ specialist support “(54), with the other comments fairly evenly spread over ” communication; financial; property; community “ How can we make it easier for people to get the support they need? (119 ) The highest was “communicate “ with 37

Housing Strategy Consultation The next steps Consultation closes 13 th December 2010 Complete analysis of responses Draft the Strategy document and the Action Plan Prepare Cabinet report and report to Council Cabinet 15 th February 2011 Council 22nd February 2011