ABERDEEN City Council is to launch a refreshed local housing strategy with a revised vision and strategic outcomes.
The new strategy will look to support a sufficient supply of housing to meet the varying needs of the citizens of Aberdeen, as well as working to ensure that homelessness is ‘rare, brief, and non-recurring’, improving the condition of existing homes, and boosting the energy efficiency of properties and reducing fuel poverty.
Councillor Miranda Radley, convener of the communities, housing, and public protection committee at Aberdeen City Council, said, “We are continuously working to identify how the city’s housing stock could be improved to benefit those already living there and encourage our tenants to stay there for longer. By doing this we can also help to improve our local communities and make Aberdeen a better place to live in.”
Vice-convener, councillor Dell Henrickson, added, “Supporting our tenants remains our top priority and it is encouraging to hear of plans to not only improve the conditions of homes, but also enables many to live independently at home for as long as they can.”
The committee also heard of plans to carry out a review of housing for varying needs, which includes amenity housing, sheltered housing, and very sheltered/extra care housing for older people and people with disabilities. A pilot scheme is to be introduced comprising a hybrid model of care and support, which would allow tenants who require sheltered housing or very sheltered housing to live at home for longer instead of moving elsewhere if their care needs change.
