Local housing authorities serve over 2.5 million council tenants in England. Their strategic housing role is made up of the 'strategic decisions and activities associated with effective planning and delivery to meet the housing needs of all residents across all tenures'.
The Housing Green Paper, 'Homes for the future: more affordable, more sustainable', also identified the following five key elements for local housing authorities:
assess and plan for the current and future housing needs of the local population across all tenures
make the best use of the existing housing stock
plan and facilitate new supply
plan and commission housing support services that link homes to the support and other services
work in partnership to secure effective housing and neighbourhood management on an ongoing basis
Local authorities can apply to the Department of Communities and Local Government for new strategic structures of housing management through special purpose vehicles and social...
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