HOUSING STRATEGY AND ENABLING SUB ACTION PLAN 2015 2020 – – Objective 1: Contribute to the refresh of the Kent & Medway Housing Strategy (KMHS) No. Action Outcomes Timescales 1a Assist with feeding the broad directions for Chair of HSEG HSEG Chair to attend KMHS Working Group On going Satnam Kaur meetings and feed back progress to the group the KMHS refresh, editing and providing examples of good practice HSEG Mentor to be the Champion of 3: Affordability and Choice Objective 2: Monitor and understand across Kent affordability in relation to rent costs No. Action Lead Outcomes Timescales 2a Monitor the gap between Affordable Rent Sarah Lewis To ensure that affordable housing continues to be On going and Social Rent, between Affordable Rent able to address the needs of lower income and vulnerable households, in relation to emerging and LHA, and between Affordable Rent and Market Rent Government policy to be promoted via the KHG – Affordability T and F Group and workshop Objective 3: Future housing developments within Kent create long lasting and sustainable communities No. Action Lead Outcomes Timescales 3a Refresh and re-launch the Creating NMSG To update and agree the Sustainable Communities Pending Successful Communities in Kent and Protocol Medway Protocol HSEG to review all updates 3b Include in the Protocol information in New affordable housing developments are well relation to a housing and health design designed, inclusive and encourage participation in guide incorporating the Health Inequalities open and green spaces to improve the health and and Wellbeing Impact Assessment (HIWA) wellbeing of the community and Screening Toolkit (This comes from – Contributes to the reduction of health inequalities the Think Housing First Action Plan) and encouragement of healthy places Objective 4: Ensure the provision of high quality, affordable homes that meet the need of Kent’s rural communities No. Action Lead Outcomes Timescales 4a Refresh and re-launch the Kent Rural Rebecca Increased delivery of affordable needs housing December 2016 Housing Protocol Tessa O’Sullivan in rural areas Jennifer Shaw Sandra Sainsbury
HOUSING STRATEGY AND ENABLING SUB – ACTION PLAN 2015 – 2020 Objective 1: Contribute to the refresh of the Kent & Medway Housing Strategy (KMHS) No. Action Outcomes Timescales 1a Assist with feeding the broad directions for the KMHS refresh, editing and providing examples of good practice Chair of HSEG Satnam Kaur HSEG Chair to attend KMHS Working Group meetings and feed back progress to the group HSEG Mentor to be the Champion of 3: Affordability and Choice On going Objective 2: Monitor and understand across Kent affordability in relation to rent costs No. Action Lead Outcomes Timescales 2a Monitor the gap between Affordable Rent and Social Rent, between Affordable Rent and LHA, and between Affordable Rent and Market Rent Sarah Lewis To ensure that affordable housing continues to be able to address the needs of lower income and vulnerable households, in relation to emerging Government policy – to be promoted via the KHG Affordability T and F Group and workshop On going Objective 3: Future housing developments within Kent create long lasting and sustainable communities No. Action Lead Outcomes Timescales 3a Refresh and re-launch the Creating Successful Communities in Kent and Medway Protocol NMSG To update and agree the Sustainable Communities Protocol HSEG to review all updates Pending 3b Include in the Protocol information in relation to a housing and health design guide incorporating the Health Inequalities and Wellbeing Impact Assessment (HIWA) and Screening Toolkit – (This comes from the Think Housing First Action Plan) New affordable housing developments are well designed, inclusive and encourage participation in open and green spaces to improve the health and wellbeing of the community Contributes to the reduction of health inequalities and encouragement of healthy places Objective 4: Ensure the provision of high quality, affordable homes that meet the need of Kent’s rural communities No. Action Lead Outcomes Timescales 4a Refresh and re-launch the Kent Rural Housing Protocol Rebecca Tessa O’Sullivan Jennifer Shaw Sandra Sainsbury Increased delivery of affordable needs housing in rural areas December 2016
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