OVERVIEW PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING

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OVERVIEW PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING
Alan Higgins, CEHTSO
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Private Sector Housing

• House Condition Survey Significant Findings
• Total Private Sector Stock 70,000
• Number of unfit properties 6,470 (9)
• Level of substantial disrepair 15,360 (22)
• Households in fuel poverty 11,470 (16)
• Households with a disabled person 11,200 (16)
• Households on benefit 14,600 (21)
• Vulnerable households not living in decent homes
  11,600 (45 of vulnerable homes provisional)
• Estimated cost of comprehensive repairs - 318
  million
• Current Private Sector Capital Programme - 5.4
  million

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Private Sector Housing

• Key Objectives Community Strategy
• Bringing unfit properties up to standard (BVPI
  62)
• Increasing the number of vulnerable people housed
  in decent homes (PSA 7)

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Private Sector Housing

• Assistance from Environmental Health available
  for
• Repair, improvement and adaptation of housing
• Demolition of dwellings help with rebuilding
  costs
• The acquisition of accommodation for temporary
  accommodation, leasing, improvement resale

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Private Sector Housing

• Existing Programmes
• Renovation Repair of Homes by loan grant
  assistance
• Targeted at Housing Action Areas and Improvement
  Regeneration Areas
• Provision of Affordable Warmth Packages
• Disabled Facilities Grants Assistance
• Landlord Assistance
• Enforcement
• Private Rented Sector
• Houses in Multi-Occupation

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Private Sector Housing

• Existing Programmes
• Support
• Maintenance Programme
• Accreditation
• Homecheck

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Private Sector Housing

• Finance 2004-5
• CAPITAL
• Renovation Grants Loans 4,397,490
• Disabled Facilities Grants 813,000
• Innovations Programme 452,000
• REVENUE
• Housing Renewals 413,666
• Homecheck Service 121,026

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OVERVIEW PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING
Alan Higgins, CEHTSO