Delivery Plan Priority D

Homes for Bolton is the name used by a number of Housing Service providers in Bolton, these Housing Service providers are members of a partnership called Bolton Community Homes. This partnership was established in 1992 and is an independent strategic housing, regeneration and service provider company limited by guarantee.

Bolton Community Homes is one of a number of partnerships which make up the Local Strategic Partnership for Bolton (known as the Bolton Vision Partnership).

Registered at Companies House and with a Board of Directors, Bolton Community Homes represents a wide ranging cross sector partnership of the local authority, housing and regeneration service providers, service users and developers in the Bolton area.

Collectively, individual Company Members of Bolton Community Homes:

Manage and maintain over 25,000 homes.
Provide support to numerous service users in supported and temporary housing
Directly employ over 1300 people in the Bolton area.
Lead on the delivery of a wide range of regeneration initiatives.
Contribute to the identification of regional objectives.

Bolton Community Homes links with the Councils Regeneration and Development and Adult Services Directorates bringing together economic, physical regeneration and community services.

In addition to representation on Bolton Community Homes' Board, the council has a management and operational relationship with Bolton Community Homes Officers through the Chief Housing Officer.

Housing Strategic Priority D:	To promote health, well-being and quality of life
Links to Community Strategy Aim:	Healthy Bolton

	Task	Sub tasks/Milestones	Outcomes	Target	Lead
1	Support the delivery of the revised Homelessness Action Plan	NAHP bid re remodelling of Salvation Army Hostel Capital Improvement Programme for Salvation Army Increasing amount of intermediate accommodation for single homeless people	Reduced repeat homelessness Improved accommodation and services for Homeless people. Integrated service provision and planning. Young People enabled to sustain independently	Maintain minimum levels of repeat homelessness of less than 10 per yr (as per Bolton Plan targets)	Bolton Council - Jon Powell
2	Improving links between RSLs and the third sector	Explore opportunities and links with CLG - Future Builders Programme	Increased public sector functions delivered by the Voluntary Sector		BCH - Jon Lord
3	Contribute to the development of a comprehensive Boroughwide HIA i.e. Fuel poverty, Affordable warmth	Establish Partnership Board Agree service delivery functions Secure Funding Develop Business Plan	Improved health and living conditions in the private sector. Decency achieved.	Establishment of new HIA April 08. Targets and measures to be developed.	Bolton Council - Bryonie Shaw
4	Contribute to delivery of the Joint Housing Plan for Older People	Develop lifetime homes standard Inclusion of Assistive technology in appropriate schemes Redevelop appropriate sheltered accommodation to be fit for purpose/decommission as required Deliver Manor Court Extra Care scheme	Broader Choice of housing for older people - cross tenure.	25% of all new units / developments meet lifetime homes standards. 40 Units of mixed tenure - 2009	Bolton Council - Bryonie Shaw BCH Places for People
5	Reconfiguration / refurbishment of Gilhead House Salvation Army Unit.	Bid for funding Autumn 2007 - NAHP, HCIP Identification of site for intermediate service provision	Fit for purpose direct provision accommodation unit	35 units for same day access. 35 intermediate service units providing lifeskills support. Reduction in Repeat Homelessness	BCH - Dominic Conway Salvation Army Bolton at Home