Decision details

The Draft Kirklees Specialist Accommodation Strategy & Plan 2020 – 2030 forms part of the overall Kirklees Housing Strategy.

It sets out the approach that the Council and its partners will take to support residents with a care and / or a support need in their home, so that they remain as independent as possible.

The strategy articulates current provision and addresses what the future demand for specialist and supported accommodation is likely to look like. It details the Council’s ambitions for the shape and capacity of the market over the life span of the strategy.

1)    That the Specialist Accommodation Strategy 2021-2030, as set out at Appendix 1 to the report, be noted.

2)    That approval be given to the Service Director (Skills and Regeneration) carrying out a non-statutory consultation on the proposed draft Specialist Accommodation Strategy 2021-2030.

3)    That a further report be submitted detailing the outcome of the public consultation, with the details of any proposed amendments, and a final draft of the Strategy, prior to submission to Council and adoption within the Council’s Policy Framework.