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New Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy drives changes to accommodation and support services
- Council to put greater emphasis to be on preventing homelessness and longer-term housing and support solutions
- Strategy will see the temporary Caversham Road pods site decommissioned by September 2027
- Shift away from large-scale, intensely populated supported housing models mirrors national best practice
Coordinated approach tackling rough sleeping in Reading
- Council working closely with commissioned charity partners and the voluntary sector to address rough sleeping
- Support available to those in need includes over 270 bed spaces
- Approach focuses on intensive support based on individual needs
New community garden to bring people together in Whitley Wood
- New community garden will see local residents socialise and learn new skills
- Scheme is a partnership between the Council, Morgan Sindall and Freely Fruity
- Morgan Sindall support is commitment to social value whilst building 42 new affordable homes for the Council at Hexham Road
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