Action Plan Housing Assistance Policy- in conjunction with ‘Maidstone Housing Strategy’,

 

Housing Strategy 2016-20 Outcomes

 

What we plan to do

 

Key partners

 

Target

2a- To raise housing quality and standards across all tenures and improve the condition of existing homes to maximise health and wellbeing outcomes for all

Obtain a housing stock condition survey from the Building Research Establishment (BRE)

 

BRE

 

Mid Kent Authorities

 

Legal

 

Housing and Health team

 

September 2016

2a- To raise housing quality and standards across all tenures and improve the condition of existing homes to maximise health and wellbeing outcomes for all

 

Amend  as required housing assistance policy, to reflect findings from the stock condition survey

 

Housing and Health team

October 2016

 

 

2a- To raise housing quality and standards across all tenures and improve the condition of existing homes to maximise health and wellbeing outcomes for all

 

 

 

 

Launch the Housing Assistance Policy- to include:

-  Home Hazard Grant

-  Disabled Facilities Grant

-  Home Assist Grant

-  Empty Property Grant

 

Housing and Health team

November 2016

2d- Bring empty homes back into use in order to increase the housing options available for local residents

 

Launch Empty property grant

 -Write to owners

 - Owner event

 

Housing and Health team

September 2016

2a- To raise housing quality and standards across all tenures and improve the condition of existing homes to maximise health and wellbeing outcomes for all

Devise details of Home Assist Grant

- Work in collaboration    with other key partners

Housing and Health team

 

Kent Local Authorities

 

Kent County Council

 

September 2016