Decision details

The Committee resolved:-

(i)            to approve the timeline for the review of the Aberdeen City Local Housing Strategy at 3.2;

(ii)          to approve the vision and strategic outcomes for the revised Aberdeen City Local Housing Strategy outlined at 3.3 and 3.4;

(iii)         to approve the prioritisation methodology for the affordable housing supply programme at 3.7;

(iv)         to approve implementation of the hybrid model of care and support at Provost Hogg Court as detailed at 3.11 – 3.15;

(v)          to note that the Chief Officer – Housing, in collaboration with the Aberdeen City Health & Social Care Partnership  will engage with tenants in Provost Hogg Court to understand details of the likely impact on existing and prospective sheltered housing and very sheltered tenants of the implementation of the proposed hybrid model of care and support at Provost Hogg Court;

(vi)         to instruct the Chief Officer – Housing in collaboration with the Chief Officer – Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership, to report back to the Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee within 12 months on the implementation of the hybrid care and support model at Provost Hogg Court to evaluate the effectiveness before considering potential implementation in other parts of the city; and

(vii)        to instruct the Chief Officer – Housing to liaise with the Chief Officer – Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership to ensure the hybrid care and support model at Provost Hogg Court provides the best possible outcome for tenants from a care perspective as well as a housing perspective and report back to the relevant committee.