Decision details

The Cabinet Member for Housing presented a report on the Housing Strategy 2012 - 2017 and the associated Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Business Plan 2012/13.

The Cabinet Member referred to the four main objectives within the Strategy of (a) delivering social and economic regeneration through building high quality homes and thriving communities, (b) investing in new council housing and establishing new ways to deliver affordable housing, (c) good quality services and (d) sustainable communities, and explained that the key measures of success would be higher levels of satisfaction and improved quality of life and well-being amongst residents.  The Strategy was also designed to adapt to changing circumstances and new initiatives, and in the latter respect the Cabinet Member referred to the potential to support elderly residents in private properties.

The HRA Business Plan set out proposals that underpinned the operation of the Council’s Housing service and would assist in the delivery of the Housing Strategy.  The Cabinet Member commented that new Right-to-Buy discount arrangements may impact on the current proposals and annual updates would be presented to Cabinet on the Business Plan and the Council’s Housing Asset Management Strategy.

Cabinet agreed:

  (i)  To recommend the Assembly to approve the Barking and Dagenham Housing Strategy 2012 - 2017; and

  (ii)  The HRA Business Plan 2012/13.