Agenda item - A New Deal for Social Housing - Government Green Paper and Consultation

36.1           Hilary Edgar, the Housing Service Operations Manager, gave a briefing on the government green paper. She stated that the social housing green paper proposed fundamental reform to ensure social homes provided an essential, safe, well managed service for all those who needed it. She referred residents to page 29 of the paper to see how they could get involved.

36.2           The Chair stated that this green paper was a great opportunity to shape government policy.

36.3           Residents stated that there should be a difference between supported and social housing. Residents added that the city needed  retirement apartments. The current situation left people who were in desperate need of support and those who did not need any mixed together leaving some residents  left terrified in their own homes due to threatening behaviour.

36.4           Councillor Barnet stated that social housing should host a mixture of needs and people should help each other. She added that in particular incidences that seemed threatening, residence should seek help.

36.5           The Chair stated that it was important that the people that needed help were receiving it and social housing had to be diverse. She encouraged residents to read the green paper and take the opportunity to engage.

36.6           RESOLVED: That the Panel noted the report.