Antrim and Newtownabbey Housing Investment Plan Annual Update 2016
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Antrim and Newtownabbey Housing Investment Plan Annual Update 2016 Contents 3 Foreword 5 Introduction 6 Context 15 Theme one – Identify and meet housing need and demand 27 Theme two – Improving people’s homes 31 Theme three – Transforming people’s lives 37 Theme four – Enabling sustainable neighbourhoods 43 Theme five – Delivering quality services 45 Appendix one – Housing need and demand 46 Appendix two – Social housing development programme 48 Appendix three – Maintenance programme 52 Appendix four – Social housing waiting list details 56 Appendix five – Housing Executive stock data 59 Appendix six – Contact details 60 Appendix seven – Glossary This document is available in alternative formats. Contact: Land and Regeneration (Housing Analytics) The Housing Centre, 2 Adelaide Street, Belfast BT2 8PB Tel: 03448 920 900 Fax: (028) 9031 8775 Textphone: 0845 6504381 Email: corporate.planning@nihe.gov.uk Website: www.nihe.gov.uk All mapping material within the document is Crown copyright and is reproduced with permission of Land and Property Services under delegated authority from the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationary Office, © Crown copyright and Database rights NIMA ES&LA209.3. 1 Antrim and Newtownabbey Housing Investment Plan Annual Update 2016 Geography of Antrim and Newtownabbey District Antrim and Newtownabbey District is divided into seven district electoral areas 2 Foreword Last year saw the launch of our four a community plan. The Housing which aims to deliver top class housing year Housing Investment Plans (HIP), Executive, as a statutory partner in and regeneration solutions to meeting which identified housing related planning and community planning, the needs of communities and partners outcomes to initiate discussions with has actively engaged with each of the now and in the future. councils and stakeholders to develop a new council’s Local Development Plan shared vision for the future of housing (LDP) and community planning teams, We look forward in 2016 to further in your council area. other statutory partners and community developing our relationships with representatives. councils and other stakeholders This year we are launching our first through the planning and community HIP annual update. The annual update Joint working throughout the last planning processes to build lasting reports on the progress of the Housing year, has enabled us to develop strong housing solutions to benefit the whole Executive and other agencies to relationships and to benefit from community. achieve these outcomes and on how collaboration and sharing information. we intend to deliver housing ambitions The HIP has been instrumental in this over the remaining three years of the process. HIP, and the longer term. Close working with stakeholders, and In 2015, new powers were introduced our role in the community plan are key Donald Hoodless to councils, including responsibility elements in the Housing Executive’s Chairman for planning and a duty to produce ‘Journey to Excellence’ programme, HOUSING EXECUTIVE REGIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS 2015/16 has been an exceptional year for the Housing Executive. Over this period: • Working alongside housing associations we saw 1,568 new homes started last year; • Our response maintenance performance exceeded targets in terms of tenant satisfaction and completion rates; • 25,100 of our homes were included in the largest planned maintenance programme for many years, which saw expenditure of £85.3 million; • Over £81 million has been channelled into regional services, helping vulnerable people across Northern Ireland, including £8.3 million on tackling homelessness and £73 million through the Supporting People programme; • 9,973 homes were supported through private sector grants including a spend of £15 million on fuel poverty schemes and £12 million spent on grants for private homeowners; • £676.7 million in housing benefit was administered in the past year to 165,314 customers; • In May 2015, the organisation secured the Investors in People ‘Silver Award’ accreditation. The organisation was re-credited Customer Service Excellence (CSE) with overall customer satisfaction levels for the current year running above 81%; • The Housing Executive has met all of its key targets for 2015/16. Importantly, we have delivered positive outcomes for customers across the range of Housing Executive functions in both landlord and regional services. The Housing Executive is well placed to continue to deliver much needed investment and services to people in Northern Ireland in the years ahead. 3 Antrim and Newtownabbey Housing Investment Plan Annual Update 2016 4 Introduction In 2015, the Housing Executive published Vision Themes and Outcomes the Antrim and Newtownabbey HIP The housing sector throughout Northern 2015-19, which aims to provide a THEME ONE Ireland faces a number of challenges long term and ambitious vision for the Identify and meet housing need in the current economic climate but is development of housing. This year we and demand committed to working in a way that have produced our first annual update, goes beyond a simple ‘bricks and mortar’ 1. Identify new housing the purpose of which is to record approach. The housing vision for ANBC requirements. progress of actions set out in the HIP for is one where: 2015/16, and to detail new proposals 2. Increase the supply of affordable for 2016-19. The annual update should “housing plays its part renting to meet the needs of be read in conjunction with the HIP communities. 2015-19. in creating a peaceful, 3. Assist home ownership. The HIP sets out a strategic direction inclusive, prosperous and for housing across all tenures, both new THEME TWO and existing. Proposals detailed within fair society”... Improving people’s homes this annual update seek to achieve this 4. Improve the quality of the housing by promoting development, improving This vision for ANBC seeks to deliver stock. health and wellbeing, reducing sustainable communities, living in inequality, and by creating more 5. Develop low carbon homes and dwellings of a decent standard and in cohesive, safe, vibrant and successful reduce fuel poverty. sufficient numbers to meet local needs places for all. in both urban and rural areas. Since the publication of the HIP, the THEME THREE Housing Executive, as a statutory Transforming people’s lives Themes and Outcomes community planning and Local 6. Provide suitable accommodation Success for housing providers Development Plan (LDP) partner, has and support services for necessitates measuring the effect of welcomed the opportunity to work vulnerable residents. with the council and stakeholders to interventions therefore, under each of incorporate and embed the HIP vision the five themes, a number of outcomes 7. Homelessness is prevented or is and outcomes within community have been identified. addressed effectively. planning and LDP processes. With limited and reduced public THEME FOUR resources, the partnership approach, Enabling sustainable which the community plan facilitates, neighbourhoods will become increasingly important 8. Regenerate neighbourhoods. to deliver good quality services and housing solutions for local communities. 9. Create safer and cohesive communities. The annual update retains the HIP framework based around five themes and associated outcomes. Detailed THEME FIVE information for proposals is set out Delivering quality services in the Appendices. All statistics in 10. Deliver better services. this document refer to Antrim and Newtownabbey Council (ANBC) area unless otherwise stated. 5 Antrim and Newtownabbey Housing Investment Plan Annual Update 2016 The HIP and the Community Plan Context Antrim and Newtownabbey Council and Strategic Context their statutory partners are developing a community plan, which is scheduled to The HIP annual update has been be published by March 2017. developed within the context of the Northern Ireland policy framework. Housing can have a positive effect on There has been significant development health and wellbeing, regeneration and in this area since the publication of the environment, community cohesion the HIP. The relevant policies and and neighbourhoods, combating strategies, which set the financial, legal fuel poverty and promoting the use and policy parameters within which the of renewable energy and assisting housing industry currently operates in economic growth. Northern Ireland, are discussed. We are committed to working with the council, other public agencies The draft Programme for and the community to provide better Government (PfG) public services. We will align our future objectives and outcomes to the On 26 May 2016, the NI Executive community plan. agreed the draft Programme for Government (PfG) Framework 2016-21. The draft framework contains The HIP and the Local Development 14 strategic outcomes which, taken Plan (LDP) together, set a clear direction of travel The LDP contributes to the development and enable continuous improvement on of sustainable, safe and cohesive the essential components of societal communities and to meeting the housing wellbeing. A consultation on the draft need and demand of all our citizens. Framework has been launched and will The LDP will influence housing run until 22 July 2016. development in ANBC for fifteen years. It is therefore important that the A Fresh Start community plan and HIP themes and A Fresh Start, The Stormont Agreement outcomes are taken into account in the and Implementation Plan agreed a preparation of the LDP. number of initiatives, including: