6. High Level Priorities
1. Providing homes
- Tackling homelessness and rough sleeping
- Providing council housing for those who need it, reflecting their needs
- Work with the private sector and Housing Associations to increase availability of homes for low income households, prioritising social rented accommodation
- Take an overview of the total housing market in East Devon and maximise effort to match housing demand and provision
2. Improving homes
- Bring sub-standard housing (of all tenure) up to the required standards
- Improve the use and safety of housing
- Improve the sustainability and energy efficiency of housing and eliminate fuel poverty including our own housing stock
- Enable vulnerable people to live as independently as possible and where possible and practicable remain in their own homes if they so wish
- Maintain and manage the council owned housing stock to a high standard, actively involving tenants in all aspects of the service
3. Improving communities
- Support the improvement and regeneration of local communities by encouraging social inclusion, involving children and young people with housing issues, and enabling residents to actively participate in their communities
- Invest in improvement of communal areas and grounds, encouraging more nature and green sites across the district
- Improve the health and wellbeing of our tenants by ensuring regular communication and encouraging mutual support within our communities.
4. Improving Services
- Develop and expand internal systems to optimise service delivery
- Seek and respond to feedback from tenants to guide service improvements