East London Housing Partnership

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East London Housing Partnership

• LB Havering BME Seminar
• Martin Ling
• Thames Gateway Strategy Officer

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East London Housing Partnership

• Who are we?

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East London Housing Partnership

• Why Sub-Regional Working??

Government Driven Regional Agenda Housing
Corporation Funding Best practice and
co-operation Gershon agenda and efficiency
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East London Housing PartnershipStructure
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East London Housing Partnership

• Achievements

Affordable Investment Framework 2004/6 Vision
for Sustainable Development in the Thames
Gateway Key Worker Review and Action Plan Draft
Black and Minority Ethnic Strategy
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East London Housing Partnership
Black and Minority Ethnic Strategy Led by LB
Hackney and Newham Aiming for full Borough/RSL
Input Sustainability in all areas Exemplar
Projects/ Action Plan
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East London Housing Partnership
Major Growth area 91,000 150,000 homes and
population growth up to 800,000 Current
population 57 white/43 BME Meet the needs of
existing and future communities Promotes mixed
and balanced communities
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East London Housing Partnership
Why a BME Strategy? Recognises the level of
need Draws out the issues for all
partners Informs the main strategy Defines the
role for BME partners and aids community cohesion
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East London Housing Partnership
BME Need - Disproportionate Most affected by
overcrowding More likely to be homeless More
likely to be unsuitably housed More likely to
feature in newly arising need Different picture
across Boroughs/Groups
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East London Housing Partnership
Workshops 1 Developing our knowledge base 2
Meeting housing need in the sub- region - Role
of BME RSLs 3 Sustaining our new and existing
communities
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East London Housing Partnership
Workshops 4 Ensuring access of equality and
promoting choice 5 Empowering our
Communities 6 Making our sub-region a safer
place to live 7 Extending our support to
private sector solutions
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East London Housing Partnership
Outcomes Its not perfect - Be critical and
honest we need your views! Strategy must be
deliverable Can your organisation
contribute? Where to next?
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East London Housing PartnershipTimetable

• B ME Strategy May 2005
• London Housing Strategy May 2005
• East London Housing Strategy July 2005
• ADP Discussions July 2004

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East London Housing PartnershipMartin Ling

• Thames Gateway Strategy Officer
• East London Housing Partnership
• O208 227 5625
• 07971 111 419