RESOLVED that the proposed
Supported & Specialist Housing Strategy at Appendix 1 be approved.
Voting: Unanimous
Portfolio Holder: Housing and Regulatory Services
- To meet statutory obligations under
the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023, ensuring a
published strategy is in place.
- Sets out BCP Council’s commitment to
developing supported and specialist housing in line with projected
resident needs over the coming decade and ensure that both the Council’s
Newbuild Housing & Acquisition Strategy and the Local Plan reflect
this.
- To reduce pressures on health and
social care services through the provision of good quality housing which
improves health and wellbeing and promotes independence and choice
- To provide guidance to private
developers and social housing providers in shaping development plans for
the area.
· To maximise
opportunities for central government capital and revenue funding by putting in
place a strategy that sets out the specialist housing