RIBBLE VALLEY HOUSING FORUM 23112016 Affordable housing delivery

RIBBLE VALLEY HOUSING FORUM 23/11/2016

Affordable housing delivery Year Market Housing Affordable Total 08/09 38 37 75 09/10 46 43 89 10/11 42 27 69 11/12 86 61 147 12/13 143 29 172 13/14 138 45 183 14/15 232 113 345 15/16 222 78 300 16/17 to date 138 31 169

Delivery to date Site No start Under construction complete Total affordable Middle Lodge Barrow 0 0 20 20 Elker Lane 0 19 Painter Cresent 0 0 15 15 Henthorn 0 10 71 81 Henthorn 22 17 0 39 Littlemoor 13 0 0 13 Strawberry Fields 1 10 0 11 Chipping Lane 36 0 0 36 Dilworth lane 0 0 26 26

Issues in 15/16 � � � Reduction in LCC funding. Withdrawal of Supporting People funding from young person , homeless families and older persons schemes. Reduction in HCA funding. Welfare reform significant impact on RP’s investment programmes. National Planning Policy : introduction of vacant building credit & raised threshold for delivery. Starter Homes

Issues regarding delivery continued � � Reduced RP investment combined with an increase in supply. Size of the affordable units.

Demands on affordable housing � Floods New Year 16 -approx 280 households needed temporary accommodation � Welfare Reform; benefit cap , LHA cap for 4 years and single room rent for under 35 year olds.

Future of delivery � � � Encouraged new RP’s to deliver in the borough Agreed a’ RV starter home’ equivalent RVBC registered as an RP Continue to invest in affordable housing delivery Seek to deliver a mix of shared ownership , affordable rent at LHA rent levels and RV starter homes on all sites.

Priorities � � � Complete an options appraisal for supported housing schemes. Older persons properties built to life time homes. Affordable flats for under 35 year olds. Good size and quality general needs housing of all 3 tenures. Address the needs of disabled households with new build purpose built units.