Housing Response Kent Housing Group The voice of housing in Kent John Littlemore

 12 Local Housing Authorities – 7 stock holding  30 + Housing Associations  1 Arms Length Management Organisation (East Kent)  Over 85,000 Social rented properties in Kent  In excess of 35,000 households on the housing lists  Kent Housing Group ◦ LHA; Housing Associations; Homes & Communities Agency  Joint Policy & Planning Board ◦ LHA; Health; Probation & YOS; KCC; Prison Service

Mental health scheme 12 self contained flats Communal and office space Medium term supported housing Up to 2 years 100% occupancy

 History of partnership working ◦ Mental Health & Housing Protocol ◦ Learning Disability Toolkit ◦ Kent PFI Better Homes Active Lives ◦ Supporting People Programme  Housing Transformation Event 12 March 2012

 Welcome the transformation agenda  Supporting the person or supported accommodation?  Convincing developers there is a market  Long term planning – Core Strategy, Neighbourhood Planning  Replicating services/provision across the County  Understanding each others constraints  Navigating the KCC jungle

 Turning policy into practice ◦ When estimations of need equals nominations  Funding streams and reaching ambitions within financial restrictions ◦ Sharing the cost (Community Infrastructure Levy)  Making best use of existing resources ◦ rental loss versus flexible use  Building trust and better engagement ◦ Use of existing protocols