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Cherwell District Council's Older People's Housing Strategy

Meeting: 01/02/2010 - Executive (Item 109)

109 Cherwell's Housing Strategy for Older People 2009-2014 pdf icon PDF 68 KB

Report of Head of Housing Services

 

Summary

 

For Executive to formally adopt the housing strategy for older people following consultation and to agree the delivery plan.

 

Recommendations

 

The Executive is recommended to:

 

 

(1)               Formally adopt the Housing Strategy for Older People 2009-2014.

(2)               Endorse the delivery plan for the strategy.

Additional documents:

Decision:

Agreed

Minutes:

The Head of Housing Services submitted a report which sought for Executive to formally adopt the housing strategy for older people following consultation and to agree the delivery plan.

 

Resolved

 

(1)               That the Housing Strategy for Older People 2009-2014 be formally adopted.

 

(2)               That the delivery plan for the Housing Strategy for Older People 2009-2014 be endorsed.

 

Reasons - This strategy is an essential part of the District’s response to the needs of our older people and seeks to deliver improvements within existing resources. Housing and related services are at the heart of enabling older people to live independent and active lives and helps prevent older people falling into crisis and the need for high cost care. 

 

Options

 

Option One

To formally adopt the strategy and endorse the delivery plan.

 

Option Two

To adopt the strategy and endorse the delivery plan with amendments.

 

Option Three

Not to adopt the strategy or endorse the delivery plan in which case an alternative strategy will need to be considered.