Agenda item

To consider a report by the Director of Environment and Housing which seeks approval to an updated Leeds Housing Strategy, accompanying Action Plans and the proposed progress reporting arrangements.

(Report attached)

The Director of Environment and Housing submitted a report which sought approval to an updated Leeds Housing Strategy, accompanying Action Plans and the proposed progress reporting arrangements.

The report was considered by the Board 3^rd February 2015, with determination being deferred to take into account the feedback received.

Rob McCartney, Head of Housing Support, Environment and Housing, presented the report and responded to Members comments and queries.

It was reported that following feedback received at the previous meeting the priority area design had been changed. Priority actions were now better aligned with performance measures and the current baseline position for each performance measure was now included.

Referring to the previous meeting and the feedback received, the Chair said all comments were considered and as a consequence a number of amendments have been made.  

The Director of Environment and Housing reported that one of the  recommendations had been made to omit the ‘Improving Health through Housing’ theme of the strategy on the basis that there is an opportunity to engage with Adult Social Care, and the different health services, to identify how housing and housing services could best contribute to health and well-being priorities. 

The Environment and Housing Directorate/Housing Leeds would engage with the new Director of Adult Social Care to determine how this could be achieved.  The actions that flow from this engagement can form the basis of a future Improving Health and Housing theme within the Housing Strategy.

RESOLVED – To approve the updated Leeds Housing Strategy, accompanying Action Plans and the proposed progress reporting arrangements.