1. Update from the Regional Assembly as South West Housing Body

2. Your views matter The Forum is an opportunity to express your views and give us advice Next Regional Housing Group on 30 April What happens this morning will be fed into that meeting

3. Update on Regional Housing Pot Capital investment in housing - new affordable housing - private sector renewal - decent homes in social sector - gypsy and traveller sites

4. Regional Housing Body Advised Ministers on priorities for the South West region Initial submission in June 2007 Finalised December 2007 –Included minimum target outputs for new affordable housing set by Government –Following lobbying £23m boost for PSR (but 30% less than previously)

5. Regional Housing Pot 2008-11 £826m New affordable housing (86% £711m) Private sector renewal (9% £73m) Decent Homes in the social sector (3% £28m) Gypsy & traveller sites (2% £14m)

6. *09/10 and10/11 figures are provisional 08-09 £M% 09-10* £M% 10- 11* £M% 08-11 total £M% Affordable Housing212.786244.786253.78671186 Social Sector Decent Homes9.34 3 3283 Private Sector Renewal19.0827.09 9739 Gypsies & Travellers5.024.52 2142 TOTAL246.0100285.5100294.5100826100

7. Key Policies Targets sit under the headline £ figures Moveable feast (Ministerial changes, rural / Taylor review) Current position summarised in handout

8. For more info about our work please visit our stand at CiH conference, Torquay or visit www.southwesthousingbody.org.uk