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Supporting Balanced and Sustainable Communities

Vision: Sustainable and thriving communities that meet residents’ needs and nurture a sense of pride and belonging

 

We aim to create balanced and sustainable communities by focusing on economic, social, and physical regeneration.

Through supporting projects that are connected and inclusive, we will enhance social capital in local communities. We will form strategic partnerships to develop and deliver programs that boost employability and upskilling and strengthen the economic sustainability of communities, ensuring financial inclusion for all tenants and residents.

Objective 9: Deliver place-based economic, social and physical regeneration to balance and sustain communities

To do this we will :

  • Deliver place based economic and social regeneration on the Jubilee Fields Estate, Shildon to sustain the community
  • Progress place based economic, social, and physical regeneration on the Western Estate, Newton Aycliffe to balance and sustain the community, and transform the housing offer
  • Expand the use of community data and insight to facilitate and deliver sustainable growth in existing, new and emerging communities to ensure regeneration is proactive and evidence based
  • Support partners to deliver projects and initiatives that target and tackle child poverty within communities to give children the best start in life

Objective 10: Enable the delivery of projects that maximise social capital in communities making them sustainable, connected and inclusive

To do this we will:

  • Deliver and enable interventions that support younger, older and vulnerable residents to be more connected to their community
  • Enhance community safety interventions through effective partnership working that prevents, manages and resolves incidences of anti-social behaviour and neighbourhood nuisance
  • Enhance social capital in communities to build resilience and to ensure residents feel included and in control
  • Triangulate data relating to allocations and lettings, housing management interventions and community indicators to develop and implement plans to contribute to the sustainability of neighbourhoods

Objective 11: Facilitate and deliver employability and upskilling initiatives to improve economic sustainability of communities and strengthened financial capability of tenants and residents

To do this we will:

  • Deliver targeted employability initiatives to meet market demands for emerging labour market skills, including green skills, through effective partnership working
  • Proactively respond to local labour market trends and tenant skills to develop innovative initiatives that maximise employment opportunities for all
  • Develop and deliver apprenticeships and work experience opportunities in partnership with local businesses and supply chain partners to widen access to employment within our communities

Find out more about Plan A in the sections below

Background

Consistently Delivering Excellent Customer Experience and Digital Services

Excellent services that are consistent, reliable, innovative and influenced by customers

Contributing to a Sustainable Future

Environmentally sustainable communities for generations to come with customers thriving in low-energy homes

Supporting Balanced and Sustainable Communities

Sustainable and thriving communities that meet residents’ needs and nurture a sense of pride and belonging

Supporting Sustainable Tenancies

Empowered tenants living in comfortable and manageable homes in sustainable communities

Providing Quality Sustainable Homes

Tenants living in warm, safe, high quality, and sustainable homes in which they are proud to live

Building and Acquiring Sustainable Homes

Additional high quality, sustainable homes, which meet the needs of customers, in balanced communities

Maintaining Strong Finances

Financially strong and resilient, investing in the future of social housing for our customers and their communities

Maximising the Talent and Contribution of our People

A professional, engaged and empowered workforce, working together to deliver excellent services

Plan A Priorities