New strategy continues South Lanarkshire Council’s commitment to new homes

South Lanarkshire Council has agreed its key housing strategy for the next five years, with one of the main priorities to deliver on the council’s commitment to build 1,000 new council homes.The Local Housing Strategy 2017-2022 (LHS) sets out nine outcomes covering housing supply, quality and energy efficiency, supporting independent living, addressing and preventing homelessness and promoting sustainable places.The LHS also identifies key strategic priorities and actions associated with these nine outcomes, which include the following highlights:increase the supply of affordable housing, including 1,000 new council homes, through the Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP)increase the supply of housing suitable for older people and those with disabilities and particular needs, through the new affordable housing programme and private sector developmentall Registered Social Landlord providers and the Local Authority to achieve the Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing (EESSH) for their homes by 2020in partnership, develop extra care and transitional housing models to meet intermediate care needs and contribute to reductions in unplanned hospital admissions and delayed dischargereview provision of temporary and supported accommodation to ensure it is suitable and sustainable to meet the needs of homeless householdsprogress the Whitlawburn Regeneration Masterplan, including development of new housing.