Issue - meetings

(Housing and Strategic Health Partnerships – Cllr H Whitbread) To consider and endorse the Housing Resident Involvement Strategy 2022 / 27 (C-011-2023-24).

(1)           That the Cabinet endorsed the Resident Involvement Strategy 2022/27.

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) regulated registered providers of social housing to promote a viable, efficient, and well-governed social housing sector, which was able to deliver homes that met a range of needs. The regulatory framework for social housing in England was based on three economic standards and four consumer standards that all registered social housing providers must adhere to. This included the Tenant Involvement and Empowerment (Consumer) Standard 2017. Meaningful resident involvement was a key part of delivering sustainable communities and helped to improve the quality of life of our residents, as well as giving residents a voice to shape future decisions and improve services. The EFDC Resident Involvement Strategy 2022/27 provided a new framework for resident involvement, which recognised that there was no ‘one size fits all’. It set out a wide range of engagement opportunities for residents to ‘Get Involved’ as much or as little as they might wish, based on their interests, time available and preferred method of communication. The Leader, Councillor C Whitbread, presented the report and answered members questions.

The report set out the options considered, if any, and the reasons for the recommendation and the decision.

Decision:

(1)           That the Cabinet endorsed the Resident Involvement Strategy 2022/27.