Cabinet received and considered the report of the Head of Housing and Regeneration that had considered progress of the Improvement Delivery Plan of the Housing, Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy (HRSS) 2019-2024.  An updated Improvement Delivery Plan and a summary of all the actions achieved since the Strategy’s inception was attached to the report at Appendices A and B respectively. 

The current Strategy was due to come to an end in 2024 and a Task and Finish Group had been formed to develop a Housing Development and Enablement Strategy which would be complemented by a separate HRSS; this was therefore the final review of the Delivery Plan.

Members’ attention was drawn to some of the key highlights from the Improvement Delivery Plan achieved so far throughout 2023 under each of the three priorities of increasing the supply of housing, rough sleeping, homelessness and meeting housing aspirations temporary accommodation purchases and improving the quality and suitability of existing housing.

The progress and success of many of the achievements included in the report, were testament to the strength of partnership working in Rother and ongoing commitment from all stakeholders to improve the quality of life for residents.

Cabinet paid tribute to the work of the Housing Team and acknowledged that the purchasing of temporary accommodation units had played an important role in the Council’s ability to deliver a balanced budget.

RESOLVED: That the revised Housing, Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy Improvement Plan 2024 be approved (Appendix A to the report) and the ‘targets achieved’ detailed within Appendix B to the report be noted.