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Progress on ambitious plans for 362 new affordable Council homes
- Another 362 affordable Council homes set to be delivered by 2029
- 89 of those to be completed this financial year at three sites
- Council ambition is to increase housing stock to let to tenants at social rents
A new five-year plan to help tackle homelessness and rough sleeping
- New plan to help prevent homelessness and rough sleeping set to be approved
- Focus includes early intervention and breaking the cycle of homelessness
- Strategy will significantly strengthen the Council’s already extensive work in this area
Consistent Year-on-Year Rough Sleeping Numbers in Reading
- Latest rough sleeping snapshot figure shows numbers remain consistent
- Complex needs can make it hard for people to engage with help and bed spaces offered
- Council committed to working with community and charity partners to offer comprehensive support
46 new Council homes to be officially opened on Wensley Road estate
- 46 new Council homes to be officially opened next week
- The new homes are part of wider regeneration project to improve whole estate
- A further 362 new Council homes to be built in Reading by 2029
Invitation to Free Landlord Information Evening
- Landlord Information Evening will take place on Wednesday 29 October
- Property landlords are invited to sign up for the free event
- Attendees will be able to find lots of important information, and about the Rent Guarantee Scheme
Council Acquires 16 Brand New Homes for Residents
- 16 homes on new development will be made available to those on Reading's housing register
- The homes form part of the Council's wider new build programme
- Wider programme includes 30 Council properties at Dwyer Road, where work began last week
Council Successful In Lobbying For Affordable Housing Funding Boost
- Reading one of a number of Council's to have actively campaigned for more housing funding
- £39bn boost for housing over the next ten years announced
- Reading Borough Council aims to use extra funding to build on its affordable housing ambitions
Council Reveals Rough Sleeping Count Figures
- Annual rough sleeping count figure announced
- Count took place during SWEP which affected figures
- Council says 42 is a more accurate representation than the official figure of 57
Tap for Reading launch gives residents a better way to help tackle homelessness
- Tap for Reading provides the best way for residents to help tackle homelessness
- Donations can be made via five tap points in Reading or online
- Money raised goes to the Council's homelessness charity partners to help those most in need
Reading Borough Council activates SWEP to help those rough sleeping
- Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) activated today until Monday
- Activation provides emergency accommodation for those rough sleeping
- SWEP forms part of wider Council programme of assistance for the most vulnerable