Action plan - priority 2 - supporting households into sustainable housing solutions
Work with partner organisations to review the availability and move on from supported and temporary housing
Lead responsibility - Homelessness forum
Resources - within current resources, however the provision of additional services would require the allocation of additional funding
Timescale - 2021
Continue to work with our register provider partners to ensure that the nominations through the housing register are working and we gain appropriate access to social housing stock
Lead responsibility - Housing strategy, lettings forum
Resources - within current resources
Timescale - quarterly
Comments - quarterly monitoring via the lettings forum
Continue to work with registered providers to increase the supply of social housing
Lead responsibility - Housing strategy and Development Control
Resources - within current resources
Timescale - ongoing
Review and develop the private rented sector offer in the borough
Lead responsibility - Housing strategy, NHA
Resources - within current resources
Timescale - 2021
Continue to work and engage with landlords, estate and letting agents in the borough
Lead responsibility - Housing strategy
Resources - within current resources
Timescale - ongoing
Investigate opportunities where our homelessness households can access empty properties that have been brought back into use
Lead responsibility - Housing strategy, private sector housing
Resources - within current resources
Timescale - 2020
Continue to ensure that information is readily available to landlords to facilitate understanding of the responsibilities involved in rented properties
Lead responsibility - Housing strategy
Resources - within current resources
Timescale - ongoing
Continue to ensure that our customers are offered a full range of advice and assistance to maximise their income
Lead responsibility - Housing strategy, partnerships
Resources - within current resources
Timescale - ongoing
Work with our partners to identify ways to encourage take up on pre-tenancy training
Lead responsibility - Housing strategy, registered providers